While captain Sabina Khatun and teammates enjoy a deserving vacation following their SAFF Women's Championship triumph, the U-20s women's team are set to begin preparations for next year's SAFF U-20 Women's Championship, scheduled to run from February 11-19.

"The training of the Bangladesh U-20 women's team is going to start on December 1 with the participation of 30 players under English coach Peter Butler," BFF Women's Committee chairman Mahfuza Akter Kiron said yesterday.

Since their return home on October 31 from Nepal, the victorious senior squad have been busy receiving receptions from different organisations before leaving the BFF dormitory from November 18.

A decision has not yet been made about when the players of the senior women's national team will return to training, although they have placed some demands to newly elected BFF president Tabith Awal: regarding an increase in their salaries, facilities, the arrangement of more international matches, and strengthening the domestic league.

Asked whether the board has designed any plans for women's football yet, Kiron informed, "We have been preparing a plan and hope to let you know the details in the middle of December."

Meanwhile, Sabina and Co have also placed their individual aspirations and demands to chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus through Youth and Sports adviser Asif Mahmud two days after receiving a reception at the State Guest House Jamuna on November 2.

Sabina said, "A majority of players demanded to be provided with residential arrangements in Dhaka because the family members of the players can't arrange accommodation while coming to Dhaka to meet the players or for medical purposes."

"Apart from the accommodation arrangement, we have also raised some issues individual players are facing in their localities, such as the lack of electricity at Monica Chakma's house and even the absence of a road for two kilometres.

"Maria Manda is facing river erosion in her locality. We also mentioned some problems in other players' localities," added Sabina, who also noted that they have not yet received a response from the North Macedonian club Brera Tiverija, who showed interest in recruiting Sabina and Ritu Porna Chakma.