Paul Smalley, the recently-departed technical director of Bangladesh Football Federation, has been appointed in the same position by the Football Association of Maldives.

The Maldives FA made the announcement through a social media post on Sunday.

"Big news for Maldives Football! Welcome Paul Smalley, the new Technical Director of the Football Association of Maldives! With his extensive experience and unwavering passion for the beautiful game, we're beyond excited to have him on our team. Let's unite and soar to greater heights in Maldivian football!" the post read.

Smalley left Bangladesh football recently after serving the game's local governing body as its TD for six years in two terms. The Brit had a year left of his contract in his second stint when he left Bangladesh.

He had claimed that the environment at BFF was not ideal and that his demands for structural re-organisation at the BFF wasn't met, prompting him to leave.