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Second COVID-19 Tests of Bangladesh Football Team
A total of 26 out of 36-member Bangladesh national football team -- 30 players and 6 officials -- tested COVID-19 negative while 7 players tested positive. Those seven players are Anisur Rahman, Md Rabiul Hasan, Md Tutul Hosain Badsha, Bishwanath Ghosh, M S Bablu, Md Faisal Ahmed Fahim, Md Shahidul Alam.The rest of three players -- Riyadul Hasan, Rakib Hossain, and Rayhan Hasan -- have been advised to be kept special observations.ICDDRB and Praava Health on Monday collected samples of the entire national...
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Marta-inspired Khatun Leading the Way in Bangladesh
Sabina Khatun is Bangladesh captain and a ten-year international, aged just 26Striker garnered 19 goals from 37 international appearancesKhatun aims to turn to management after retirementIt is fair to say Sabina Khatun has developed through the years alongside the Bangladesh women's national team programme as a whole.A decade back, she received her first call-up when the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) organised the country's first women's national...
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About FIFA Grants
General Secretary of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Md Abu Nayeem Shohag said, “FIFA Council decided on June 25 to provide monetary assistance of USD 1.5 billion to its 211 members associations under COVID-19 relief plan amid pandemic. We got the official circular (No. 1725) on this decision on July 29. FIFA has allocated USD 1 million for each member association and USD 5,00,000 for women football. The grant will be given through two installments. The governing body of world football has emphasized on the correct use of...
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Bangladesh Team for FIFA-AFC Joint Qualifiers
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) initially picked up a 36-member Bangladesh national team for the upcoming matches of Joint Qualifiers round two for FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023. The camp will start with strict health measures at Sarah Resort in Gazipur from August 5. Head Coach of Bangladesh national football team Jamie Day said in an online press conference, organized by Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), on Monday at 2:30 pm. Jamie...
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Bangladesh’s Football Heroes
President of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Kazi Salahuddin, member of Swadhin Bangla Football Team, shared his feelings, experiences and memories of the liberation war in an interview named ‘Bangladesh’s Football Heroes’ with BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) on March 14 in 2019. BBC: Today we are going back to 1971. A story of Sport & Politics. I have been finding out how Bangladesh’s Football Team played an important propaganda role, a country fought a bloody war for...
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COVID-19 Relief Fund & Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Match
About COVID-19 Relief FundFIFA has decided to provide financial support to its 211 member associations amid pandemic crises. The decision was taken in a FIFA council on June 25. The governing body of world football formed a “COVID-19 Relief Fund” in this regard. FIFA must issue circulars to inform its decision to member associations. Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) hasn’t received any circulars yet. The federation will obviously provide monetary assistance to all the needy players,...
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About Venues and Kick-off Times for Four Matches of FIFA-AFC Joint Qualifiers
General Secretary of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Md Abu Nayeem Shohag said, “We have got a letter from AFC on Friday regarding some important issues. AFC asked for the venues and kick-off times of Match Day 7 (Bangladesh vs Afghanistan on Oct 8), Match Day 8 (Qatar vs Bangladesh on Oct 13), Match Day 9 (Bangladesh vs India on Nov 12) and Match Day 10 (Bangladesh vs Oman on Nov 17). We will inform AFC about the Match day 7 and 8 within July 31 and about the Match Day 9 and 10 within August...
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National Teams Committee Meeting
A virtual meeting of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) National Teams Committee held on Thursday ( July 16) at 1:00 pm. BFF Vice-President and chairman of National Teams Committee Kazi Nabil Ahmed MP, BFF Vice-President and deputy chairman of committee Tabith Awal, BFF executive committee member Amirul Islam Babu, Team Manager Satyajit Das Rupu, Anwarul Haq Helal, Imtiaz Hamid Sabuj, BFF General Secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag were present in the meeting.The committee has decided to start the isolated Camp for the national team...
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Safeguarding the Integrity of Football
Senior Vice-President of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Abdus Salam Murshedy MP said, “The football has been facing many challenges since the pandemic outbreak worldwide. Like as other issues, the integrity of football is also at high risk. The axis-powers in different countries will try to corrupt or to manipulate matches, competitions, players, officials and member associations and will give rise to abuse of association football.In this context, Asia Football Confederation (AFC) believes that all the Member...
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Interview of the Technical and Strategic Director of BFF Mr. Paul Smalley
1.Thank you again for the Technical and Strategic Director of Bangladesh Football Federation . What is the reason for leaving the job in Brunei and choosing Bangladesh again?Answer - My role in Brunei was National Coach and Head of Coach and Player Development. I thoroughly enjoyed my time, with some great experiences and memories. My departure came amidst the uncertainties brought on by the unprecedented impact of the Coronavirus pandemic which resulted in all Football activities nationwide coming to a standstill. I...
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