Ashgabat Football Club overpowered Sri Lanka Army 5-1 in their AFC President’s Cup Group B qualifiers at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.

The victors were vastly superior to the Lankan army in physique, technique, stamina and proficiency as validated later by Lankan head coach, Shanmugam Pathmanathan. Continue Reading

Abahani Limited made a good start in the AFC President’s Cup qualifier beating Sri Lanka Army team by 2-1 goals at the floodlit Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Tuesday. Continue Reading

This was not a dream, rather it was reality—a screaming Big Bowl packed to the rafters watching intently as the final of the biggest domestic tournament to date, the Citycell Super Cup final, was being played out by the country’s two most popular outfits — Mohammedan and Abahani.

After how many years had football returned to the public sentiment? It was not so easy to recall for anybody. But undoubtedly it took more than a decade to experience this kind of enthusiasm with a domestic football match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Continue Reading