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Olympic qualifiers: Bengal girls go down 5-0 to Myanmar

Olympic qualifiers: Bengal girls go down 5-0 to Myanmar

Yangon: The qualifiers round of Olympic Games-2020 became a real test of strength and quality for Bangladesh National Women’s Football team. The Bangladesh girls faced Myanmar, the 44th in the FIFA Senior Women ranking here on Thursday. The game against the neighboring country provided opportunities for the young girls to gather valuable experience. Though the scoreline was disappointing with 5 goals conceded and no goals netted, Bangladesh demonstrated true passion through creating chances and providing a real resilience against...

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BD girls focusing on next match

BD girls focusing on next match

Yangon: The day after their defeat against host and favourite Myanmar in the qualification phase for the 2020 Senior Women Olympics, the team had a day to recover the sour muscles. A little walk and stretching around the picturesque gardens of the INYA Hotel, which was followed by some exercises in the swimming pool, are the things to be done during this period. The coaching staff will then review the game and conduct player tutorials concerning the performances in the game of players last night. Review of the game and complete...

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Bengal girls prepare to bounce back against India

Bengal girls prepare to bounce back against India

Yangon: Bangladesh women’s Olympic team is training to rectify the mistakes made in the first match against Myanmar in a bid to bounce back against neighbours India in their match of Group C of Round 1 of the Asian qualifiers of Olympic 2020 women’s football discipline. Acknowledging the capability of the upcoming opponent, head coach Golam Rabbani Choton said, “India is arguably the best team in South Asia. They are a very strong side with many senior and experienced players.” “However, our players have also been playing...

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Bangladesh to compete in AFC U23 Championship 2020 qualifiers

Bangladesh to compete in AFC U23 Championship 2020 qualifiers

Dhaka: Bangladesh U23 national team will be participating in the upcoming AFC U23 Championship 2020 qualifiers from March 22 to March 26, 2019 in Bahrain. Bangladesh have been drawn into Group B (West Zone) of the qualifiers along with Palestine, Sri Lanka and hosts Bahrain. To initiate training for the tournament, there will be a residential training camp from November 11 to November 15 with listed* U23 players. The players who made it to the selected players’ list have been asked to report to team manager Satyajit Dash Rupu on...

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11 teams to participate in Bangladesh Championship League 2018-19

11 teams to participate in Bangladesh Championship League 2018-19

Dhaka: A total of 11 clubs will compete in the Bangladesh Championship League 2018-19 as per a decision taken by the BFF Executive Committee on Saturday, November 10. In the 13th regular meeting of the current Executive Committee, Wari Club, Shadhinata Krira Sangha and Dhaka City FC were given the green light to take part in the competition. Apart from these three, the other clubs of the competition are: Farashganj Sporting Club, Victoria Sporting Club, Fakirerpool Young Men’s Club, T&T Club Motijheel, Uttar Baridhara Club, Police...

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Olympic qualifiers: India too hot to handle for BD girls

Olympic qualifiers: India too hot to handle for BD girls

Yangon: Bangladesh lost their second consecutive game of Group C of Round 1 of the Asian qualifiers of Olympic 2020 women’s football discipline on Sunday afternoon. India were far more experienced than the Bengal girls and it showed on the pitch. Bangladesh went into the break 3-0 down. However, India continued to score goals in the second half and the match ended 7-1. Krishna Rani was the scorer of the only goal for Bangladesh which came in the 81st minute. The goal was nothing but a consolation for the Bengal girls. In a...

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Olympic Qualifiers: BD girls want consolation win against Nepal

Olympic Qualifiers: BD girls want consolation win against Nepal

Yangon: The Bangladesh Women’s team will play against Nepal in the third and last Group C Asian Qualification match of the Women’s Olympic Football Tokyo 2020 on Tuesday at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar. The match is just a part of the formalities as two defeats have already knocked the team off the race. The match will kick-off at 2:30 pm Bangladesh time. Two top teams of the Group C, India and Myanmar, will meet each other in the last group match, also on Tuesday at 5:30 pm (BST) to deicide the group...

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U23 camp starts at Kamalapur Stadium

U23 camp starts at Kamalapur Stadium

Dhaka: Bangladesh U23 national team have started a 5-day residential training camp at the BSSSM Mostofa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur, Dhaka. The training camp began on Monday, November 12 to prepare the boys for the upcoming AFC U23 Championship 2020 qualifiers scheduled to be held from March 22 to March 26, 2019 in Bahrain. Bangladesh U23 national team will be participating in the tournament and the BFF wants to start training the players as early as possible focusing on the tournament. For the tournament, Bangladesh have been drawn...

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Gorgaon wins Inter-Union Gold Cup, Nilphamari

Gorgaon wins Inter-Union Gold Cup, Nilphamari

Nilphamari: Gorgaon union has won the 4th Khokon Da Inter-Union Gold Cup Football Tournament 2018. The champions beat Kochukata union 2-0 in the final at the Sheikh Kamal Stadium in Nilphamari on Tuesday. Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor and BFF General Secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag attended the event and distributed prizes among the winners. A total of 15 unions participated in the tournament. Organized by the Upazila Sports Association of Nilphamari, with support from the BFF, the tournament will help develop the game in...

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BD girls make history

BD girls make history

Yangon: Bangladesh women’s team has made history at the senior national team level. The young Bangladesh Women’s Football team drew their final game against Nepal in the 2020 Senior Women Olympic Qualifiers in Myanmar. This is the first time ever that Bangladesh have not lost to Nepal in senior women’s football. The 1-1 scoreline again created another milestone of progress and history in Women’s football following the young team’s first ever win in an AFC U19 tournament against Tajikistan 5-1 in Dushanbe a few weeks...

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