Saiful Bari Titu

SAFF U-17 Championship / Titu thanks luck after ‘dramatic’ win against Pakistan

The boys in red and green fought from two goals down to force a tiebreak, which they eventually won 8-7 at the Changlimithang Stadium on Saturday night.

Titu made technical director of BFF

AFC pro-licence coach Saiful Bari Titu is all set to be appointed as the technical director of Bangladesh Football Federation after the BFF technical committee recommended the veteran coach for a one-year appointment on Thursday.

SAFF U-16 Women's Championship final / Eyes on the prize

Barely a month after sharing the champions trophy with India, albeit following a bit of controversy, Bangladesh will square off against their next-door neighbours once again – this time in the SAFF Under-16 Women's Championship – in Kathmandu today.

Titu cautions team about final

Bangladesh coach Saiful Bari Titu threw a word of caution despite his team's 3-1 win against India yesterday at the ANFA Complex in Kathmandu in the SAFF U-16 Women's Championship, which saw them through the title-deciding match.

Titu ‘okay’ with 2-0 victory

Bangladesh coach Saiful Bari Titu said the performance in the 2-0 victory over Nepal in the opening match of the SAFF U-16 Women's Championship in Kathmandu yesterday was 'okay', adding that he expected more goals from the players.

‘Decision to award the title jointly was a fair one’

Following the dramatic and confusing final of the SAFF U-19 Championship Women’s Championship on Thursday night, where both Bangladesh and India were declared joint winners, India coach Shukla Dutta told Indian media that they deserved the title and were robbed.

SAFF U-19 Women's Championship / Girls aspire to emulate senior booters' recent show

Bangladesh coach believes his charges will have a home advantage playing on the bouncy artificial turf.

‘Aspiring coaches must recognise the profession’s difficulty’

AKM Maruful Haque has been involved in coaching since the second edition of the professional football league in the 2008-9 season, but the country's lone UEFA A licence coach, along with other successful coaches such as Shafiqul Islam Manik, Saiful Bari Titu, and Julfikar Mahmud Mintu, have not been involved with top-fight football for the first time in the professional era due to the influx of foreign coaches. The 54-year-old successful coach, who has 11 titles and six runners-up trophies to his name, spoke to Anisur Rahman of The Daily Star about various aspects of the country's coaches and coaching. The excerpts of the conversation are as follows:

New challenge for Titu

Experienced coach Saiful Bari Titu said he wants to continue the work done by Golam Rabbani Choton and Paul Smalley while trying to improve on certain areas after taking over as the interim coach of the Bangladesh women's football team.

July 19, 2023
July 19, 2023

Titu joins women's football team as head coach

Saiful Bari Titu has been appointed the head coach of the Bangladesh Women’s national football team for September's Asian Games, Women’s Wing chairman of the Bangladesh Football Federation Mahfuza Akter Kiran confirmed.

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