Ahead of Bangladesh’s crunch AFC Asian Cup Qualifier match against Singapore on June 10 -- a sold-out home fixture during the Eid-ul-Adha break -- Mitul finds himself once again in the spirit of sacrifice.
For the Bangladesh men’s football team, this word refers to the biggest threat that lies in front of them in their forthcoming AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers match against Singapore at home on June 10, in the form of Singapore’s most potent weapon, their star striker Ikhsan Fandi.
Hamza Choudhury thanked everyone for a grand reception and expressed optimism about being "successful" in the Bangladesh team's upcoming Asian Cup Qualifying match against Singapore on June 10 after landing in Dhaka today.
The Bangladesh national football team is set to begin preparations from Saturday for two upcoming international fixtures, with 26 players joining camp at the Hotel InterContinental in Dhaka.
Bangladesh football team's midfield facelift, which began with the arrival of Hamza Chowdhury, entered its next phase yesterday with Canada-based midfielder Shamit Shome getting called up in the 26-member preliminary squad for the team's Asian Cup Qualifying tie against Singapore at home on June 10.
The national team received a boost with the addition of midfielder Shamit Shome, who joins star player Hamza Choudhury in the middle of the park.
Bangladesh coach Peter Butler has virtually closed the door on the country's top-scorer and long-time captain Sabina Khatun by leaving her alongside four other SAFF winners in a 23-member team, declared for the upcoming Jordan tour, on Sunday.
Canada-based midfielder Shamit Shome has been cleared by FIFA to play for Bangladesh, Bangladesh Football Federation vice president Fahad Karim confirmed to The Daily Star today.
The growing momentum around Bangladesh football received another boost as Canada-based midfielder Shamit Shome took a significant step toward representing the national team. The 27-year-old visited the Bangladesh High Commission in Toronto to advance the process of obtaining his Bangladeshi passport. Shamit, currently a regular starter for Cavalry FC in the Canadian Premier League, has already secured clearance from the Canadian Soccer Association to switch his international allegiance. He also received birth certificates of himself and his parents with coordination from the Bangladesh Football Federation.
To make the imported inspiration sustainable, we need to create an ecosystem for our players.
The executive committee of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) approved a proposed budget of Tk 61.80 crores on Thursday for the current year, about four-and-half months after the BFF’s annual general meeting refused to approve the proposed expenditure.
Hamza Chowdhury distributed Eid gifts to the underprivileged in his native village of Snanaghat in Habiganj today.
Italy-based Bangladeshi footballer Fahamedul Islam has left the Bangladesh football team contingent and returned to Italy after the camp in Saudi Arabia as the 18-year-old fell short of head coach Javier Cabrera’s expectations.
The Bangladesh national football team scored more than 12 goals in a match on Thursday. At first glance, this might seem like an extraordinary feat, a reason to celebrate the team's attacking prowess -- especially since Bangladesh are not known for scoring heavily at the international level.
A 38-member contingent of the Bangladesh national football team left for Saudi Arabia this afternoon for an intensive training session ahead of their Asian Cup Qualifiers tie against India on March 25.
The men in red and green are expected to fly out to India on March 19, a day after Hamza Chowdhury is expected to join the team in Dhaka.
Forward Al Amin feared that his journey to fulfil his father’s dreams by becoming a famous sportsperson like Bangladesh football team captain Jamal Bhuyan and Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan were over after his career got derailed in an online betting, fixing and match manipulation scandal.
The wait is finally over. Leicester City FC midfielder Hamza Choudhury now belongs to Bangladesh national football team as the FIFA has cleared the England-born footballer to represent the red and greens at international level.
A stoppage-time strike from Kinga Wangchuk handed a visiting Bangladesh a 1-0 defeat to hosts Bhutan in the second and final FIFA friendly match at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan on Sunday.
