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

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

Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin returned to the capital yesterday with good news for the country’s football loving public as nine countries are set to participate in an international tournament in Dhaka on November this year. 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