A dejected Bangladesh Under-19 football team, who lost to India in the semi-final of the Inaugural SAFF Under-19 championship in Nepal, arrived home on Sunday and blamed their fate for the result they achieved. Bangladesh coach Saiful Bari claimed that he was forced to adopt a defensive approach in the game due to the absence of ... Read more
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Bangladesh-Malaysia fire blank in FIFA friendly
Bangladesh were held to a goalless draw by hosts Malaysia in a FIFA international friendly match ahead of their next week’s World Cup qualifying match against Australia, at the Shah Alam Stadium in Selangor on Saturday. Despite the total domination of the hosts throughout the game, Bangladesh’s back four of — Yeasin Khan, Topu Barman, Nasirul ... Read more
Last chance to get it right
Bangladesh face Malaysia today in friendly Bangladesh will take on hosts Malaysia today in a FIFA international friendly match as part of their preparation for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Australia and Jordan. The match kicks off at 6:45pm Bangladesh Standard Time at the Shah Alam Stadium in Selangor, Malaysia. The two sides are familiar ... Read more
Kruif speaks of Aussie ambition
Bangladesh’s head coach Lodewijk de Kruif has warned Australia that the South Asians will be visiting to Perth for their September 3 World Cup qualifiers ready for action. His Bengal Tigers recovered from a 3-1 home loss to Kyrgyzstan on June 11 to draw 1-1 in Tajikistan five days later and de Kruif is looking ... Read more
India deny B’desh in sudden death
Bangladesh’s hopes of reaching the inaugural SAFF Under-19 Championship final were dashed on Thursday when they lost to India 4-3 in a sudden-death in the second semi-final at the ANFA Complex in Lalitpur, Nepal. Defender Rahmat Miah sent the ball over the bar after India’s Daniel successfully converted their first shot of the sudden-death to break ... Read more
Bangladesh brace for India
SAFF Under-19 semi-finals today Bangladesh look to bounce back from their defeat in the last group match against Nepal and cause an upset against favourites India in the second semi-final of the inaugural SAFF Under-19 Championship today. The match kicks off at the ANFA Complex in Kathmandu at 3:30pm Bangladesh Standard Time. Group-A champions and hosts Nepal ... Read more
Kruif baffled over contract issues
Bangladesh national football team coach Lodewijk de Kruif expressed his mixed feelings over his assignment-based deal with the Bangladesh Football Federation. The two-year long contract between the Dutch coach and BFF expired in June 30 last year, but BFF continued their tie with the coach on assignment basis.
Bangladesh to face India in U-19 semis
India thrashed the Maldives 3-0 to set up a semi-final date against Bangladesh in the inaugural SAFF Under-19 Championship in Kathmandu Tuesday. With the win, India finished as the Group-B champions and now will take on Group-A runners-up Bangladesh in the second semi-final on Thursday.
Own goal costs Bangladesh
A dying moment own goal from defender Tutul Hossain Badshah cost Bangladesh Under-19 team as they lost to hosts Nepal 2-1 in their last group match of SAFF Under-19 Championship in Kathmandu on Monday. The hosts came from a goal down to seal the match and finished as Group-A champions with Abahani Limited defender Badsha turning ... Read more
Jamal look for more success
Bangladesh Premier League champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club promised to retain their squad that gave phenomenal success domestically and internationally as the club eye more glory during the forthcoming season. In addition to winning the domestic league title, Jamal also qualified for the AFC Cup play-offs which earned them plaudits from many corners
Bangladesh face Nepal today
Bangladesh face hosts Nepal today in their last group match of the inaugural SAFF Under-19 football Championship in Kathmandu, hoping to avoid mighty India in the semi-final. Both Bangladesh and Nepal confirmed of their places in the semi-final from Group-B after convincing wins over Bhutan in their respective opening games.
Under-19s reach SAFF semis
Bangladesh sealed their berth in the semi-finals of the inaugural SAFF Under-19 Championship with a game in hand by defeating Bhutan 2-0 at the All Nepal Football Association Complex ground in Kathmandu on Saturday. Rohit Sarker and Mannaf Rabby scored one goal apiece for the winners. Bangladesh will now face hosts Nepal in their final group game ... Read more
Jamal end season on a high
The curtain of the eighth Bangladesh Premier League fell on Saturday with champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club defeating Abahnai Limited by 2-1 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Jamal came from a goal behind to earn all three points and amassed 51 points from their slotted 20 matches. Nasirul Islam Nasir put Abahani ahead
Kruif names squad for Aussie qualifier
Bangladesh national team coach Lodewijk de Kruif on Friday announced a 23-member squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifying match against reigning Asian Cup champions, Australia, scheduled in Perth on September 3. The squad will also play a friendly match against Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on August 29 as part of their preparation for the ... Read more
B’desh face Bhutan in SAFF U-19 today
Bangladesh will open their campaign of the inaugural SAFF Under-19 Championship against Bhutan at the All Nepal Football Association Complex ground today. The match will kick-off at 3:45pm Bangladesh standard time. Bangladesh will confirm their semi-final
Socceroos full strength for Bangladesh qualifier
Australia coach Ange Postecoglou has welcomed back Asian Cup heroes Robbie Kruse and Massimo Luongo as well as attacking midfielder Tom Rogic for the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Bangladesh and Tajikistan in early September, reports socceroos.com.au. All three strike weapons make a return to the Socceroos from injury and add
Titu mulls options as SAFF U-19 gets underway
The maiden SAFF Under-19 Football Championship kicked-off on Thursday with hosts Nepal edging past Bhutan by 3-1 goals in the Group-A match at the All Nepal Football Association Complex in Kathmandu. Nepal’s national striker Bimal Gharti Magar smashed a hat-trick while Sonam Togbay pulled one goal back for Bhutan. Bangladesh, the third team of the group,
From Manchester to SAFF hero
When Faisal Ahmed blocked India’s fourth penalty diving to his right, he became an instant hero, as Bangladesh defeated India by 4-2 in the tie-breaker to lift their maiden SAFF Under-16 title on Tuesday. But the 15-year old shot stopper is not a stranger in Bangladesh’s football circle having already trained at one of the most ... Read more
Bangla Boys bask in SAFF glory
Bangladesh Under-16 football team achieved their goal of becoming SAFF champions with just 20 days of training, which coach and players hailed as incredible success. Bangladesh lifted the title by beating defending champions India by 4-2 margin in the penalty shootout after the stipulated 90 minutes ended in 1-1.
Sylhet fans show their passion again
Football fans in Sylhet demonstrated their passion for the game once again when they gathered at the Sylhet District Stadium en masse to support Bangladesh in SAFF Under-16 final against India on Tuesday. All 20,000 tickets were sold for the game and the local football association had to issue 3,000 extra tickets to meet the huge ... Read more