Desk Report: The Bangladesh football team will play against Hong Kong in the third round of the Asian Cup qualifiers on October 9. Hamza Chowdhury has returned to the country to play that match. The Bangladeshi midfielder is hopeful of winning the qualifiers against Hong Kong. Hamza arrived in Dhaka at around 11:30 am Bangladesh time today after departing from faraway London. He was welcomed with a bouquet of flowers as soon as he stepped foot at Hazrat Shahjalal Airport. The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has made a 13-second video…
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Hamza-Schmitt return to national team, new faces emerge
Desk Report: Hamza Chowdhury was included in the squad for two friendly matches against Nepal. He was dropped at the last minute due to injury. However, the midfielder is in the squad for the Asian Cup qualifiers against Hong Kong on October 9 and 14. Canadian expatriate Shamit Shome has also been included. The new face in the squad is US expatriate Zayan Ahmed. Bangladesh was eliminated from the group stage of the U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers held in Vietnam. Zayan shone with his individual performance. The left-back kept the…
Read MoreTickets for Bangladesh-Hong Kong match available today
Desk Report: Bangladesh will host Hong Kong at the National Stadium on October 9 in the Asian Cup qualifier. Ticket sales for that match will start today. Tickets will be available on the Quicket.me website from 2 pm. Like the Singapore match last June, the price of a general gallery ticket has been kept at 400 taka. The game can be watched at the Club House Two Gallery for 2,500 taka, although the price of that ticket was 2,000 taka during the Singapore match. The BFF has not announced the…
Read MoreIndia beat Bangladesh in tiebreaker to become champions
Desk Report: How can there not be drama in the Bangladesh-India final? Bangladesh wrote the story of coming back from behind twice in a great way. But that nervousness; which has always been a big difference between the two teams. Today, the same story was repeated. India won the U-17 Championship title by defeating Bangladesh 4-1 in a tiebreaker at the Racecourse Stadium in Colombo. The scheduled 90-minute game ended in a 2-2 draw. Ikramul Islam and Azam Khan could not score for Bangladesh in the tiebreaker. Ikramul’s shot hit…
Read MoreBangladesh league to kick off today under new name
Desk Report: The new name of the professional league is now Bangladesh Football League, replacing B.League, Bangladesh League, and Bangladesh Premier League. The proposal was made earlier. The name was finalized at a meeting of the league committee the day after yesterday. The new season of the league is starting today under the new name. Abahani Limited, the league’s six-time champion, will face Rahmatganj at the Bir Shrestha Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj. Arambagh Krira Sangha, which returned to top football after four years, will fight against Fakirerpul Youngmen’s Club…
Read MoreBangladesh beat Pakistan to reach final
Desk Report: Cricket fans are hoping to see such a headline. Bangladesh will face Pakistan in the unwritten semi-final of the Asia Cup in Dubai today. Earlier, Bangladesh-Pakistan clash was also seen in the SAFF Under-17 Championship football. Bangladesh defeated Pakistan 2-0 to make it to the final. In the first semi-final at the Racecourse Stadium in Colombo, Bangladesh scored two goals in the first four minutes. The first goal was scored by captain Nazmul Huda Faisal and the second goal came from the feet of Apu Rahman. However, Pakistani…
Read MoreHamza will not play against Nepal
Sports Reports : The suspicions have finally come true. Bangladesh will not get Hamza Chowdhury in the two friendly matches against Nepal. The BFF confirmed the matter today. National team manager Amer Khan said at the BFF building today, ‘The federation tried to get him (Hamza). We informed his agent. He informed Hamza’s club Leicester City. But since Hamza got injured in the last match, Leicester City will not release him for these two matches for now.’ Leicester City will play against Oxford United in the Championship League on September…
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