The militants threat that prompted Cricket Australia to put its national cricket team’s planned Bangladesh visit on hold could have a greater ramification as Football Federation Australia also started thinking in the same line ahead of a World Cup qualifier. Bangladesh are scheduled to host Australia for a 2018 World Cup qualifier in Dhaka on November ... Read more
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Ameli impressed with new coach
Ace forward Zahid Hasan Ameli heaped praise on new national team football coach Fabio Lopez for helping them increase their mental strength and inspire them to work hard to earn a spot in the final squad. The Bangladesh national football team is undergoing a training session under the supervision of the Italian for their upcoming ... Read more
Kolkata giants lined up for Sk Kamal Cup
Kolkata giants East Bengal FC and Mohun Bagan AC gave their consent to participate in the Sheikh Kamal Gold Cup, scheduled to start in Chittagong in late October. Organisers of the tournament, Chittagong Abahani, have finalised participation of the eight teams, which includes four local clubs Sheikh Jamal DC, Abahani Limited
Saudi confirm AFC U-16 berth
Saudi Arabia confirmed the final round of the AFC Under-16 Championship after thrashing United Arab Emirates 6-2 in the last qualifying match of group D at the Banglabandhu National Stadium on Sunday. Saudi Arabia earlier beat Bangladesh 5-1 in their first match. Arabian juvenile team dominated the rain-hit game,
Nipu ascends from U-16 to U-19
Bangladesh Under-16 national team’s in-form forward Sarwar Zaman Nipu was awarded with a place in the national under-19 national team ahead of the AFC Under-19 Championship Qualifiers . Hosts Bangladesh were drawn with Uzbekistan, Bhutan and Sri Lanka for the Group-A qualifiers, which will be held in Dhaka from October 2-6. Nipu, a student of
Martial leads United comeback
Anthony Martial struck his third goal in two games for Manchester United as Louis van Gaal’s men came from behind to beat Southampton 3-2 at St Mary’s, repots ESPN. Southampton took the lead early on when Sadio Mane’s effort was parried by David De Gea and turned home by Graziano Pelle. However, United hit back before ... Read more
Hosts bow out with crushing defeat
Hosts Bangladesh ended their AFC Under-16 Championship qualifying campaign on a sorry note when they suffered a humiliating 6-1 defeat to United Arab Emirates in their last Group-D match in Dhaka on Friday. Bangladesh began their campaign with a 5-1 defeat against Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. UAE captain Majid Rashid struck a hat-trick
‘Injured’ Hemanta in hot water
The Bangladesh Football Federation on Friday issued a show cause notice to national team’s injured midfielder Hemanta Vincent Biswas for playing an unauthorised match in Dinajpur without prior permission from national team management. Hemanta led Dinjpur Sadar team in a local tournament on September 16 while nursing a hamstring injury that
Lopez gets into business with charges
New Bangladesh national football team coach Fabio Lopez got into business on Thursday as he conducted his first training session since taking over the charge this month. The Italian has got three weeks time to pick up a 23-member side and prepare them for his first assignment against Kyrgyzstan in the World Cup qualifying match
B’desh drawn with Afghans in SAFF
Bangladesh were drawn against defending champions Afghanistan in Group B of the 11th SAFF Championship, scheduled to be held from December 23 to January 3, 2016 in the Indian city of Kerala. The draw for the tournament, which is officially known as the SAFF Suzuki Cup 2015, was held in New Delhi on Wednesday in ... Read more
AFC U-16 Qualifying : Hosts suffer crushing defeat
Saudi Arabia came from the behind to notch up a 5-1 win in their AFC Under-16 Championship qualifying opener against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Wednesday. Sarowar Zaman Nipu scored a superb goal chipping over the goalkeeper to put Bangladesh ahead in 28th minute before Almas Naif struck from a goal-mouth melee
Lopez introduced to his charges
A new chapter of the Bangladesh national football team was unfolded on Tuesday when their newly-appointed Italian coach Fabio Lopez was introduced to his charges as the players reported for national team duty. All 41 players from the preliminary squad apart from expatriate Jamal Bhuiyan, and injured Yeasin Khan, Hemanta Vincent Biswas and Shahedul Alam Shahed,
Lopez given options to choose his squad
Veterans Wali Faisal and Faisal Mahmud, who were out of the national side for a while, were included in the 41-member preliminary squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifying match against Kyrgyzstan. The squad, announced on Monday to provide newly-appointed coach Fabio Lopez an idea about the available options, also had six rookies from different
Salauddin motivates U-16 boys
Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin delivered an inspirational speech on Monday to the Under-16 national football team ahead of their AFC Under-16 Championship qualifiers that starts from Wednesday in Dhaka. The SAFF Under-16 Championship winners Bangladesh will compete with Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates respectively
Of promise and despair: Bangladesh’s foreign coaches
With the arrival of Fabio Lopez, the number of foreign football coaches for the Bangladesh national team moved to 17. All of them have come with lots of promise but with a few exception most of them failed to deliver any significant result. As a consequence, many of them had to leave with bitter experiences. The ... Read more
Win all that matters, says Fabio Lopez
New Bangladesh national football coach Fabio Lopez said he doesn’t mind playing ugly if it takes him to win a match. The Italian explained his football philosophy in an interview with New Age at his hotel on Friday. Here is the excerpts:
Italian Lopez replaces Kruif
The Bangladesh Football Federation on Thursday appointed Italian Fabio Lopez as the head coach of national team for four months replacing him with Dutchman Lodewijk de Kruif. An emergency meeting of the BFF also confirmed the appointment of Lopez’s two compatriots, assistant coach Costantino Zuccarini and fitness coach Angelo Pavia
Mamunul focuses on future
National football team skipper Mamunul Islam rued the mistakes against Jordan but he wants to keep them aside now and focus on the forthcoming Kyrgyzstan game on October 13 at Bishkek. Bangladesh have played four games, including three in the home, so far in their current campaign of World Cup qualifiers to fetch just a ... Read more
Italian Lopez set to replace de Kruif
The Bangladesh Football Federation is likely to appoint Italian Fabio Lopez as the next national football team coach replacing him with Dutchman Lodwijk de Kruif, officials said on Wednesday. The 42-year old Rome-born Italian held a meeting with the BFF high-up on Wednesday and his appointment could be announced today. Lopez will succeed Kruif,
Improved hosts concede four
Hosts Bangladesh came out of their defensive mindset to play some entertaining football but paid the price for their lack of experience as they suffered a 0-4 defeat against Jordan in their World Cup qualifying match in Dhaka on Tuesday. Much criticised for their ultra-defensive football against Australia in the previous match, which at times appeared ... Read more