Salahuddin sets priorities
Two days after being re-elected as the president of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) for a third consecutive term, Kazi Salahuddin set his priorities on three things -- developing district football, strengthening club football and building a strong national team in the next four years. The BFF boss also said he also dreams of seeing Bangladesh in the Asian Cup by the end of his tenure.
“Surely district football is special for me but it is not that special that I would throw away club football. There will be a combination between the two,” Salahuddin told reporters at his office yesterday.
“I will give emphasis on three things – district football, club football and the national team. In order to run the federation as well as run the country's football, the pledges of the manifesto will have to be materialised. Real success will come when district football and club football will develop,” Salahuddin said. “When I came to office eight years ago, there was no football on the ground, but we have started the game which is going on. However one thing you can say is that the performance of the national team in the last few months has not been remarkable. Football is going on everywhere and if it keeps continuing, football will come up itself,” Salahuddin said.
The BFF boss is wants to build a solid organisational capacity so that new leaders can easily continue the development programme in future.
“Football is played in 209 countries, so it is not an easy task. We have started our work far ago and we are trying to develop it, which will take time. You will see results.
“We have come here to work for football because we love football, which is in our blood. However love is not enough to develop football. I would like to see my nation on top of football world but it is a very difficult job. I believe, if we keep working and get support from the government and country's people, one day we will be champions like our under-14 girls' team,” said Salahuddin, who thanked all delegates who supported him and even those who did not support him in the elections.
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