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BFF to seek help from govt for women’s football
Since Bangladesh's maiden triumph in SAFF Women's Championship two years ago, there have been strong recommendations for taking necessary initiatives to take the country's women's football beyond the South Asian region, a demand that has only been strengthened following the successful title defence in Nepal a few days ago.
Jamal overly optimistic about 2024
Following a seemingly never-ending slump, Bangladesh eventually turned the tide in the middle of last year during the SAFF Championship before retaining momentum for the rest of 2023.
How well did we play in 2023?
In the world of sports, Bangladeshi women’s and men’s teams for cricket and football have had an eventful year.
Bangladesh football's friend George Kottan no more
George Kottan, the SAFF Championship winning coach of Bangladesh football team, passed away in Budapest on Monday. He was 76.
'We must keep the SAFF Championship spirit'
Having undergone a recovery session on Wednesday, Bangladesh national team returned to a full-fledged training session at the practice ground of the Bashundhara Sports Complex ahead of two FIFA friendlies against Afghanistan.
Lebanon, Kuwait show makes Jamal hopeful for future
The 33-year-old captain, who has worked under different foreign and local coaches and seen the ups and downs of the team, spoke elaborately regarding the difference from the previous campaigns to the recent one and what he feels should be the ideology for the team going forward. Excerpts of the interview, taken by The Daily Star’s Anisur Rahman, are as follows.
Can others dare play catch-up with India?
India re-evaluated themselves against skilled Asian teams, having repelled Lebanon in similar fashion in the semi-finals, but what will the rest of the South Asian participating nations take away from the tournament? From here on, how do they gauge their standards relative to India’s ever-accelerating progress?
Zico named best goalkeeper of SAFF Championship
Following an outstanding campaign in the SAFF Championship, Bangladesh’s Anisur Rahman Zico was named the goalkeeper of the tournament.
'Proud' Cabrera's focus on upcoming challenges
The Spaniard, who led Bangladesh to a first semifinal in the regional event for the first time in 14 years only to lose the last-four battle against Kuwait in extra time, said he was disappointed of the end result but proud of the performance from the charges.
Lebanon to challenge India's title-defence in SAFF Championship
Lebanon are all set to challenge India's bid to defend the SAFF Championship title as the Western Asian footballing power have confirmed their participation in the upcoming regional footballing tournament.
Bangladesh to play Cambodia for SAFF Championship preparation
Bangladesh national football team will play a friendly match away in Cambodia on June 15 as build-up for next month's SAFF Championship, informed National Teams Committee chairman Kazi Nabil Ahmed.
Cash flows after BFF’s late signal
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has come under severe scrutiny from all fronts after their financial shortcomings -- amounting to around 80-90 lac, according to BFF general secretary -- resulted in the national women’s team to sit out of the Paris Olympics qualifiers this week.
India to host SAFF Championship 2023 in June
Nepal was the only nation to have applied to host the 2023 edition of the tournament but Sports Partner International- a Dubai-based marketing company- who bought the rights of the tournament till 2029 had a condition which insisted that the tournament take place in India.
Bangladesh win SAFF U-20 Women's C'ship title with 3-0 win
Shaheda Akter Ripa and captain Shamsunnahar scored the two goals within a space of four minutes of the first half before Unnoti Khatun put the final nail on Nepal’s coffin in the 87th minute of the match
Do we really know how to celebrate our champions?
There comes a time, regardless of how rare it might be, when you genuinely feel happy to see others succeed. The existence of such happiness becomes much more apparent when it comes to underdogs achieving something despite everyone’s minuscule expectations for them. Such was the case for the Bangladesh Women's football team winning the SAFF Women Championship 2022 title.
It’s time now for sports to stop seeing gender
Why do female sportspeople have to prove themselves “worthy” of the support their male counterparts can take for granted?
Bengal Tigresses on the verge of making history
The team has advanced to the final for the second time in their history.
Bangladesh seal maiden victory over India
Bangladesh women’s football team made history on Tuesday as they sealed their maiden victory over India during their group-deciding game of the SAFF Women’s Championship at the Dasharath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu.
Bangladesh reach semis again
Bangladesh's bid to play in the SAFF Women's Championship final got a huge boost when the women in red and green handed a 2-0 defeat to Bhutan in their group opener, securing a semifinal berth in the process at the Sahid Rangsala in Biratnagar, Nepal yesterday.