Bangladesh football team’s head coach Javier Cabrera claimed his team are in very good shape and, given good preparation, can be competitive and make things difficult for other teams in next month’s SAFF Championship.

The legendary footballer, however, claimed he was alluding to requirements at another institution and not the BFF, when talking to The Daily Star later in the day.

Nowadays, hardly anybody shows interest in Bangladesh’s declining football scene unless the women’s or girls’ teams deliver something special

BFF must answer for alleged financial irregularities, organisational failures

The two-year ban on Bangladesh Football Federation General Secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag handed down by FIFA on Friday showcased how loosely the local football authority handles funds from the game’s world governing body.

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) today decided to organize the franchise-based Women’s Super League (WSL) with the participation of only four teams instead of six from May 15 in Dhaka.

Of late, two major reasons pushed football to suddenly become a focal point of discussion among sports lovers in Bangladesh: the national women's football team's withdrawal from the Paris Olympic women's football qualifiers after the men's team's subpar display against lowly Seychelles in two FIFA friendly matches last month.

Bangladesh defender Tariq Kazi was elated to have netted his first international goal for the red and green when he headed home the only goal that made the difference in Bangladesh’s win over Seychelles in a FIFA friendly at the Sylhet District Stadium on Sunday.

Although Mojibur Rahman Jony got into Bangladesh’s 27-member preliminary squad on the back of only 10 Bangladesh Premier League matches worth of experience, the 19-year-old attacking midfielder had to face serious hurdles on his journey so far; including a death-scare.

Sebastian Perez Escobar, the president of the department of national and international football schools of River Plate, said this while talking to media at a hotel in the capital on Monday during meetings with representatives of top five clubs of Bangladesh

Like so many things, the curtain-raiser of the Bangladesh domestic season – The Independence Cup had fallen under the radar amidst the ongoing FIFA World Cup frenzy. 

Bashundhara Kings and Chittagong Abahani stormed into the quarterfinals of the Independence Cup, notching up wins in their respective Group B encounters at different venues yesterday.

Bangladesh qualified for the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship proper only twice after crossing the qualification hurdle in 2016 and 2018 and the girls will hope to repeat that feat in the AFC U-17 Women’s Championship, which will serve as part of Asia’s qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.

With no proper system in place at the grassroots level, the future of football in Bangladesh looks bleak.

A week after the women’s football team’s SAFF Championship triumph, Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) wants to have a reality check before dreaming high for the team in coming days.

Why do female sportspeople have to prove themselves “worthy” of the support their male counterparts can take for granted?

The team has advanced to the final for the second time in their history.

Fresh off a massive 5-1 win over hosts Sri Lanka, Bangladesh will be looking forward to booking a place in the semifinals of the SAFF U-17 Championship when they take on Maldives in their second and final group match at the Racecourse International Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday.

Striker Sumon Reza on Sunday night joined the residential training camp of the national football team after tendering his resignation from Bangladesh Air Force job.

Country's top striker Nabib Newaj Jibon and experienced goalkeeper Shahidul Alam Shohel are likely to be punished again for the disciplinary ground as the preliminary squad of national football team ahead of two FIFA friendlies is supposed to be disclosed today without the Abahani duo.