Bangladesh made a significant stride in the latest FIFA Women's World Ranking by climbing five spots to 128th place -- a timely morale boost ahead of the AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers, scheduled for June 29 to July 5 in Myanmar.
Bangladesh women's football team captain Afeida Khandokar believes their recent matches against Jordan and Indonesia provided crucial experience ahead of the upcoming AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers which will run from June 29 to July 5.
Before facing off against higher ranked sides in the AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers in Myanmar in a few weeks' time, the Bangladesh women's football team recently earned back-to-back draws against two strong opponents in Jordan and Indonesia, much to the delight of head coach Peter Butler who felt the team's hard work is starting to pay off.
Bangladesh women's football team continued their impressive showing in the tri-nation FIFA friendly series with a 2-2 draw against hosts Jordan at King Abdullah II Stadium on Tuesday.
Bangladesh Women’s football team have left Dhaka for Amman, Jordan today for two friendlies against hosts Jordan and Indonesia ahead of their Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers, scheduled next month.
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) today announced a 23-member squad for Bangladesh Women’s team’s upcoming tri-nation friendly series in Jordan, where nine footballers who had rebelled against coach Peter Butler were included but Sabina Khatun, who had led the protest, and some other veterans were left out.
All 18 Bangladesh Women’s team footballers who had revolted against head coach Peter Butler have recently been brought under the central contract of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).
Of the 18 rebel players of the Bangladesh women’s team, some 10 players met head coach Peter Butler today on the first day of the national team's training camp for the AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers in June-July.
There has apparently been no resolution regarding the impasse between women’s footballers and the team’s head coach as six senior players are leaving to play in the Bhutan National Women’s League today, a day prior to Peter Butler’s return from England.
A common scene preceding a friendly neighbourhood football match is random players gathering and two seniors-turn-captains taking turns in picking the players. Usually, the top strikers are recruited first, followed by playmakers, wingers, and so on.
‘’Our eleven girls fought against eleven oppositions players on the field, but we were only around 100 Bangladeshi up against 20,000 local fans,” Arif Islam, one of the fortunate ones who got the opportunity to witness the Bangladesh team’s historic triumph from the stands at Kathmandu’s Dasarath Stadium on Monday, shared his ‘once-in-a-lifetime experience’ with The Daily Star today.
Golam Rabbani Choton, Bangladesh women's football team head coach, praised captain Sabina Khatun highly for her on-ground leadership that helped the women in red and green to hold their nerves despite falling into a difficult situation in the last quarter of the SAFF Women's Championship final in Kathmandu tonight.
Indian coach Suren Kumar Chettri congratulated Bangladesh for their maiden win against India in the SAFF Women's Championship on Tuesday.
Bangladesh captain Sabina Khatun said she felt the experience she gained through playing in the national team for over 12 years helped her score a hattrick against Pakistan in a SAFF Women's Championship fixture in Kathmandu on Saturday, which helped the side book a berth in the semifinals.
Following an expected winning start in the SAFF Women’s Championship as Bangladesh handed an emphatic 3-0 defeat to Maldives, the women in red and green are now fully focused on their Saturday’s hurdle against Pakistan, an opponent Bangladesh never faced in the previous five editions of the regional women’s championship.
Bangladesh's bid to play the final of the SAFF U-17 Championship got off to an impressive start when the boys in red and green handed a massive 5-1 defeat to hosts Sri Lanka at the Racecourse International Stadium in Colombo tonight.
Bangladesh women’s football team might go to the SAFF Women’s Championship early next month without a preparation match as United Arab Emirates declined to come here for two friendly matches later this month.
The Daily Star: How would you describe the journey of the current batch of girls?
The Daily Star (DS): 6-0 in the first match against Malaysia and then a goalless draw in the next one despite dominating them. What was the realisation after the last match?
