Eleven players from the Bangladesh national football squad have tested positive for the coronavirus, dealing a blow to their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign.

The infections were confirmed after 24 of 36 players scheduled to join a training camp organised by the team's English coach Jamie Day were tested.

“None of them carried any symptoms before coming for the test,” Bangladesh Football Federation General Secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag said.

Bangladesh has officially recorded just over 250,000 cases of Covid-19 and more than 3,300 deaths.