Dhaka: The much awaited final of the Walton Independence Cup 2018 will take place on Wednesday, December 26, at 4:30pm the Bangabandhu National Stadium. The tournament that began on December 1 has seen some great matches throughout the month, leading to the final showdown between Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra and Bashundhara Kings. A pre-final press conference was held at the BFF Conference Room in Dhaka’s Motijheel with players and managers of both the teams on Tuesday, December 25. BFF General Secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag, Sheikh...
Read MoreThe Bangladesh Football Federation will host an event to honour the members of the Swadhin Bangla Football Team on the occasion of the Victory Day. The event will take place at the BFF Conference Room at 1pm on Thursday, December 27 at Dhaka’s Motijheel. Representatives of electronic and press media are cordially invited to attend the...
Read MoreThe newcomers in the big leagues, Bashundhara Kings has own their maiden Independence Cup title triumphing 12 renowned teams in the prestigious Walton Independence Cup Football Tournament. They defeated the triple-time winner Sheikh Russel KC by 2-1 goals in the final on Wednesday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Motin Mia, the local forward, took the field by storm after taking over as a sub and scored the title decider for big-budgeted Bashundhara Kings in the 6th minute of the extra time as the match was locked in 1-1 goal during...
Read MoreHappy new year! Welcome to the briefing of December 2018 U15 boys shine in UEFA friendly tournament Bangladesh showed what they are capable of in the UEFA U-15 Men’s Youth Tournament 2018 in Thailand. The boys lost to Cyprus 0-4, drew with Thailand 1-1 and thrashed Maldives 10-0 in the tournament held from December 10-14. The reigning South Asian champions played beautiful football in all the matches and gave it their best. Even though Cyprus were too hot to handle for the Red and Greens, the boys did come back strongly...
Read MoreAbu Dhabi: Bangladesh Football Federation President Kazi Md Salahuddin met Jordan Football Association (JFA) and West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) president Prince Ali bin Al Hussein in Abu Dhabi, UAE on Saturday, January 5. Prince Ali bin Al Hussein, brother of Jordan King Abdullah bin Al Hussein, is also the Chairman of Asian Football Development Project (AFDP). During the meeting, the two presidents discussed possible opportunities and supports to establish the proposed BFF Football Academy at Beraid, Notun Bazar in...
Read MoreDhaka: Abu Jahed Mohammad Nasir Uddin, honourable mayor of the Chattogram City Corporation and chairman of Chattogram District Football Association, has claimed that the Bangladesh Football Federation is not cooperating to organize the third edition of Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup. A J M Nasir Uddin made the claim during an interview with a private television channel aired on January 7, 2019. The Federation wants to reject the claims as incorrect, inaccurate and untrue. As proof of the BFF’s eagerness to help facilitate the...
Read MoreDhaka: A friendly football match was held between two groups of referees at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka on Friday, January 11. FIFA and national referees in blue kits teamed up to face first, second and third level referees in yellow kits. The blue team beat the yellow team thanks to the 34th minute strike by Bayoyit Mondol. BFF referees committee deputy chairman Haji Ibrahim Nesar and other members of the committee were present at the prize giving ceremony. A ‘pitha utshab’ was also arranged with the...
Read MoreDhaka: The presidents of different district football associations have made a courtesy call to Bangladesh Football Federation President Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin. The meeting held at Motijheel BFF Bhaban around 12.00 pm on Saturday. At the meeting, the BFF president thanked the DFA presidents for accomplishing their respective district football leagues in due time. The DFA presidents have discussed various issues, including age-based league, DFA infrastructural development, for the development of country’s football. The...
Read MoreDhaka: The Professional Football League Committee of Bangladesh Football Federation on Saturday held a meeting to take some important decisions. The meeting, with Committee chairman Abdus Salam Murshedi in the chair, was held at Motijheel BFF Bhaban around 3 pm this afternoon. At the beginning of the meeting, representatives of the clubs participating in Bangladesh Premier League and Bangladesh Championship League congratulated Abdus Salam Murshedi with flowers as he has recently been elected as a member of Jatiya Sangsad. The...
Read MoreDhaka: The Bangladesh Football Federation has undertaken a plan to establish the BFF Football Academy as soon as possible. Several issues regarding establishing the academy were discussed during a meeting of the BFF Development Committee in the board room of the BFF House in Motijheel, Dhaka on Sunday. BFF president Kazi Md Salahuddin presided over the meeting attended by other members of the BFF Development Committee. At the meeting, Kazi Salahuddin discussed the projects undertaken by the development committee and heard about their...
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