Ashfaq Ali Maldive SAFF Football

Reigning champions Maldives and Sri Lanka will renew their rivalry when they face each other in the first semifinal of the Bangabandhu SAFF Championship at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today. Continue Reading

Nepal vs Afganistan SAFF Football 2009

Nepal registered their first victory in the Bangabandhu SAFF Championship overpowering Afghanistan 3-0 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium Wednesday. Despite the victory, the Himalayan kingdom failed to book a semifinal berth as defending champions Maldives beat India 2-0 later in the day. 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 beat Srilanka

Bangladesh stormed into the semi-finals as the champions of group B of the Bangabandhu SAFF Championship with a superb 2-1 win over Sri Lanka at the BNS on Tuesday. Continue Reading

India beat gritty Nepal 1-0 in Bangabandhu SAFF Championship 2009

India cruised into the semi-finals of the Bangabandhu SAFF Championship edging out a gritty Nepal 1-0 in a fiercely competitive match at the BNS on Monday. Continue Reading

Sri Lanka opened their Bangabandhu SAFF Championship in a mixed note with a 1-0 win over Pakistan but finishing the match with nine men at the Bangabandhu National stadium on Friday. Continue Reading

SAFF Football Returns to Bangladesh

The Bangabandhu SAFF Championship 2009 comes to Bangladesh, the first country to host the regional biennial football extravaganza for the second time. Continue Reading

Hosts Bangladesh will begin their SAFF Championship campaign taking on Bhutan in one of two opening day matches on December 4 as the South Asian Football Federation yesterday revealed the fixtures of the sixth edition of the regional football meet. Continue Reading