BFF to look into women’s Satkhira participation

Mahfuza Akhter Kiron, chairperson of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) women's wing, said that she would look into the participation of eight women's team players in a local football tournament in Satkhira.

The Warrior Sports Academy Championship 2023, organised by Warrior Sports Academy and assisted by Satkhira District Football Association, got underway today with eight teams – four female and four male – participating in the three-day tournament, which will end on Sunday.

Maria Manda, Matsushima Sumaya, Shamsunnahar Sr, Shamsunnar Jr, Tahura Khatun, Rupna Chakma, Marzia and Masura Parveen – all national team players -- are participating in the women's tournament upon invitation from the national team captain Sabina Khatun, who is also an organiser of the tournament.

"All the players of the national team are on vacation and we don't have any idea about what they are doing now. As they are part of the national camp, they need permission to play in such tournaments, but they did not. Once they return to the camp, we will look into the matter," Kiron told The Daily Star.

The national camp for upcoming Asian Games is scheduled to get underway on August 1 and all the players are scheduled to report on July 31. The players were given vacation after two FIFA friendly matches against Nepal recently. Assistant coach Mahabubur Rahman Litu informed that he only knows that some players including Maria and Shamsunnahar Sr were supposed to travel to Satkhira upon Sabina's invitation.