Bangladesh play Iran in the second match today After a forgetful night the Bangladesh national women’s football team will now try to rebuild their confidence when they play against Iran in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today. Thailand will go up against the Philippines in the
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NSC biased towards Abahani!
Five former Abahani players were nominated as councillors by the National Sports Council in the Bangladesh Hockey Federation prompting a sharp reaction among other clubs ahead of a key election. Former Abahani player Khawaja Rahamatullah is
Jamal offer Sony $70,000 for season
In a desperate move to sign Sheikh Russell’s Haitian playmaker Sony Norde, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club raised their offer to as high as $70,000 for a season, said club president Monjur Kader on Wednesday. If Sony, who was instrumental behind Russell’s
No upset as Thais feast on hosts
The Bangladesh national women’s football team had their first real taste of football beyond the sub-continent when they suffered an enormous 9-0 defeat against Thailand in their first match of the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday. Bangladesh proved far poorer in all departments
Philippines thump Iran in opener
The Philippines made a mockery of their ranking to thrash Iran 6-0, thanks to a brace from Jesse Anne Shugg in the opening match at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup on Tuesday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. The Philippines, ranked 83-rd in the world, 25 places
Women set for football fiesta
The Group-B qualifying round of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup kicks off today in Dhaka with four teams, including hosts Bangladesh, vying for a place in the final round scheduled to be held sometime next year. The competition will get underway with a match
SAFF camp to begin on July 1
Bangladesh national football team will start their training for the SAFF Championship on July 1 and will have a non-stop conditioning camp for two-and-a-half months, it was decided on Monday. After a meeting of the national team’s committee, Tabith Awal, a vice-president of the Bangladesh Football Federation, confirmed the camp will be held
Super Cup fate hangs in balance
Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin had an unofficial meeting with Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club president Manzur Kader at the BFF premises on Sunday in his bid to persuade the Premier League clubs to participate in the Tk one crore Super Cup next month. The BFF chief, who returned to the country from Bahrain
Bangladesh whizkid aims big
When Bangladesh will go into the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, all eyes will be on Monika Chakma, the youngest ever footballer, who broke into the national side at the age of 14. Midfielder Monika was selected for the national team after her superior performance in the AFC Under-14 Girls’ Regional Championship in Colombo in March
Local footballers relish Super Cup chance
The absence of foreign footballers in the forthcoming Super Cup has created an opportunity for the local players, who mostly found themselves consigned to the bench in the recently concluded league, to prove their mettle. Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin
Hosts eye an upset in AFC meet
Bangladesh hoped to produce at least one upset when they play in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers, which gets underway at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on May 21. The Bangladesh Football Federation announced a 22-member squad for the Group B qualifiers which also included Thailand, Iran and the Philippines.
Iran women eye Dhaka glory
The Iranian national women’s team are optimistic of a berth in the final round of the AFC Women’s Asia Cup as the qualifying matches of Group B begins in Dhaka from May 21 to 25. The Iranian national women’s team have already arrived in Dhaka and had their first training session at the Sheikh Jamal ... Read more
Much-vaunted Super Cup in June
The Bangladesh Football Federation are now planning to hold the Tk 1 crore Super Cup in June, BFF president Kazi Salahuddin informed on Wednesday after officially postponing the national team’s tour of the UK. The third edition of the Super Cup will take place without
Crowds the main attraction
The AFC Women’s Asia Cup Group-B qualifiers will start at the Bangabandhu National Stadium from May 21 and the Bangladesh Football Federation is preparing to advertise the upcoming competition to bring back the crowds of the yesteryears. In order to attract fans to the stadium, the BFF is planning to start
Lack of sponsorship postpones booters’ tour of England
India-based Celebrity Management Group, who were supposed to organise the tri-nation friendly matches between Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, postponed the triangular series which was scheduled to be held in England in the first week of June, informed the Bangladesh Football Federation on Tuesday. The national team’s camp, which was scheduled to begin today
Afusi might leave Jamal
Joseph Afusi is likely to leave his post as coach of Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited next season and articulated his desire of taking charge at a Vietnamese club. Nigerian coach Afusi stated that a Vietnamese club offered him a two-year contract and he decided to accept their offer.
Five players added to Nat’l squad
The Bangladesh Football Federation added five players to the preliminary squad for the forthcoming UK tour, officials said on Monday. Goalkeeper Ziaur Rahman, defender Yameen Ahmed Chowdhury Munna, midfielders Alamgir Kabir Rana and Shadedul Alam Shahed and striker
N’ganj hits the jackpot
Epyllion Group to provide the DFA Tk 75 lakh for football Apparel manufacturing company Epyllion Group has agreed to provide Narayanganj District Association Tk 75 lakh over the next three years to develop their football, it was announced at a press conference on Monday. An agreement was signed in this regard as part of which
Kruif refuses to bring any change to the squad
Bangladesh football team’s Dutch coach Lodewijk de Kruif has refused to bring any changes to his 29-member preliminary national squad unless he arrives in Dhaka, officials said on Sunday. The BFF requested Kruif to replace a few players who have injury problems, but officials said Kruif told them he wants to see the nature of ... Read more
Abahani crash out of AFC Cup
Abahani Limited bowed out of the AFC President’s Cup qualifying round for the fifth time after they were pipped 1-0 by Mongolian side Erchim FC in their final match of Group A at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu on Saturday. Having drawn their first two matches, Abahani were