Drogba, Maldini to come for Gold Cup?
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is mulling over whether or not to bring footballing legends like Brazil’s Ronaldinho, Netherlands’ Ruud Gullit, Marco Van Basten, Italy’s Paolo Maldini or Ivory Coast’s Didier Drogba to lend their star presence to the upcoming Bangabandhu Gold Cup, scheduled to be held from January 15 to 25.
“Nothing has been confirmed as K-Sports is still working on it. We are expecting to let you know about it before the draw of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup,” said BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag, adding that the draw for the six-nation tournament will take place on January 4 at a city hotel.
Explaining the reasons behind such a highly ambitious initiative, Shohag said, “We brought two famous female footballers during the Bangamata U-19 Women’s Football tournament and it had good impact on football as they attended different programmes. So, we also want to bring one or two big football stars to for the Bangabandhu Gold Cup as well to inspire youth talents.”
Five teams -- Cambodia, Laos, Mongolia, Sri Lanka and Kyrgyzstan -- have already confirmed their participation alongside Bangladesh, however, Shohag informed that they are still working on finalizing the participating teams.
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