South Asian Football Federation Champion

With only ten days of preparation and a young side, India defied the odds to regain the supremacy in South Asian football by beating Maldives a 3-1 in the final of the Sixth SAFF Championship last night. Thanks to the superior gameplan of a master tactician and the brilliant performances from a goalkeeper, India got past the hurdle to lift the coveted trophy for the fourth time. Continue Reading

Bangladesh vs India SAFF Championship Semi Final 2009

Bangladesh will be looking to block the aerial route of the comparatively taller Indians in the second semi-final of the Bangabandhu SAFF Championship starting at 7:30pm at the BNS today. Continue Reading

Maldives vs India

Defending champions Maldives cruised to the semifinals of the Bangabandhu SAFF Championship with a facile 2-0 victory over India at the Bangabandhu National Stadium Wednesday. India finished the mach with ten men losing forward Balwant Singh for his second yellow card in the mid second half. Continue Reading

Bangladesh Football National Team

Bangladesh defeated Macau 3-0 on Sunday and qualified for the AFC Challenge Cup final round as the best runners-up of the four groups. Bangladesh are level with Maldives on three points but they advanced to the final round having a better goal difference. Bangladesh join India, DPR Korea, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar in the final round. The final round will be played either in February 2010 or May 2010. Continue Reading