SAFF U-19 Women's Championship

Bangladesh brush aside India to stay perfect in SAFF U-19 Women’s C'ship

Two first-half goals at Pokhara Stadium ensured two wins from two for the defending champions.
2 February 2026, 14:20 PM

Butler slams Pokhara pitch despite 12-0 win

Bangladesh coach Peter Butler delivered a scathing assessment of the pitch at the Pokhara Rangasala Stadium after his side began their SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship title defence with a crushing 12-0 win over Bhutan on Saturday.
31 January 2026, 19:30 PM

Munki, Trishna, Alpi lead Bangladesh's 12-0 rout of Bhutan

Munki Akter scored four goals while Trishna Rani Sarkar slammed three as defending champions Bangladesh made a flying start with a 12–0 win against Bhutan in the opening match of the SAFF Under-19 Women’s Championship in Pokhara on Saturday.
31 January 2026, 15:02 PM

Priority is identifying talents, not trophy: Butler

Reigning champions Bangladesh are all set to begin their title defence of the SAFF Under-19 Women’s Championship today against Bhutan in the opening match of the four-team tournament at the Pokhara Rangasala Stadium in Pokhara, Nepal.
31 January 2026, 08:00 AM

Women’s league flawed but better than nothing, says Butler

Bangladesh women’s football team coach Peter Butler has voiced reservations about the ongoing Women’s Football League (WFL), conceding that while the competition lacks balance and intensity, it remains preferable to having no league at all..Butler returned to Bangladesh on January 4 after
7 January 2026, 03:00 AM

Sagorika happy that 'everyone knows her now'

Bangladesh striker Mosammat Sagorika expressed her delight at receiving trophies for the best player and the top scorer in the SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship, seven days after the final had taken place in Dhaka.
18 February 2024, 12:47 PM

Sagorika to receive best player's trophy

Bangladesh striker Mosammat Sagorika has been adjudged as the best player of the SAFF Women's Under-19 Championship, which concluded in Dhaka recently.
17 February 2024, 16:54 PM

Coin-toss chaos

The final of the SAFF Under-19 Women's Championship Coin-toss chaos ended in a chaotic manner owing to a controversial decision by Sri Lankan match commissioner Silva Jayasooriya Dilan, which culminated in Bangladesh and India sharing the glory. 
8 February 2024, 22:22 PM

I did it for my parents, for my country: Sagorika

Bangladesh forward Mosammat Sagorika said she drew inspiration from the presence of her parents at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka to go that extra mile in rescuing a draw for her side against India in the SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship final on Thursday.
8 February 2024, 22:06 PM

Bangladesh and India declared joint champions

Bangladesh and India were declared joint champions of the SAFF U-19 Women's Championship after a coin toss controversy that initially saw the game being decided in favour of India by virtue of a flip of the coin at the at the Birshrestha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Thursday. 
8 February 2024, 16:30 PM

India beat Bangladesh by virtue of coin toss to clinch title

India won by virtue of a coin toss after a lengthy penalty shootout against hosts Bangladesh in the SAFF Under-19 Women's Championship at the Birshrestha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Thursday. 
8 February 2024, 13:57 PM

Onus on girls to extend dominance

Captain Afeida Khandokar, forwards Mosammat Sagorika, Munki Akhter, Puja Das, and others looked calm and relaxed as they had a light practice session on the eve of the SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship final against India today.
8 February 2024, 01:30 AM

Bangladesh stay perfect with 4-0 win over Bhutan

Hosts Bangladesh stayed perfect in the ongoing SAFF Under-19 Women’s Championship as a second-string side cruised to a 4-0 win over Bhutan in their final league stage match at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium on Tuesday.
6 February 2024, 15:06 PM

Sagorika’s late strike sends Bangladesh to final

A stoppage-time strike from forward Mst Sagorika took hosts Bangladesh to the final of the SAFF Under-17 Women’s Championship with a 1-0 win over favourites India at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday.
4 February 2024, 14:55 PM

Bangladesh’s title defence off to great start

Forward Mosammat Sagorika struck a double and Munki Akhter scored once as Bangladesh began their title defence of the SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship with a 3-1 victory over Nepal at Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur, Dhaka, yesterday.
2 February 2024, 18:05 PM

Girls aspire to emulate senior booters' recent show

Bangladesh coach believes his charges will have a home advantage playing on the bouncy artificial turf.
1 February 2024, 14:01 PM