Hamza Choudhury

Cabrera finds ‘positivity’ despite player shortage

Bangladesh national team head coach Javier Cabrera remains confident about preparing his side for the two upcoming FIFA friendlies against hosts Nepal on September 6 and 9, despite 10 Bashundhara Kings players expected to join the national camp only next month.

Hamza stunner not enough as Leicester get eliminated from EFL

Bangladesh’s Hamza Choudhury scored a stunning goal but his side Leicester City twice squandered the lead and eventually lost on penalties against Huddersfield and were eliminated from the first round of the English League Cup on Thursday.

Hamza and Co get new manager at Leicester

Leicester City have appointed former Queens Park Rangers head coach Marti Cifuentes as their manager on a three-year contract, the Championship side said on Tuesday.

How expat Bangladeshi footballers are reconnecting to their ancestral roots

For more than two decades, Bangladeshi football has remained confined to domestic competition, with no significant international success.

Hamza and Co slip in FIFA rankings after Singapore defeat

Meanwhile, reigning world champions Argentina have retained their top spot

Hamza back in blue with lessons from red and green

Tanned by summer heat, tuned by a season of relentless graft at Sheffield United, and tested by rollercoaster ride with Bangladesh, the 26-year-old returned to the club where his footballing identity was forged.

‘New Bangladesh’, or the same as a decade ago? 

About 10 years ago, in 2015, the Bangladesh national football team suffered a 2-1 defeat to Singapore in a FIFA friendly match. Tuesday’s identical 2-1 defeat to the same opponent in the Asian Cup Qualifiers at the same ground gives the impression that the men in red and green have remained in the same place they were a decade ago -- despite the inclusion of expatriate players like Hamza Choudhury and Shamit Shome.

Hamza, Shamit deserve a system, not just a jersey

Bangladesh’s 2-1 defeat to Singapore in the Asian Cup Qualifiers wasn’t just a defeat -- it was a missed opportunity to build something better with the right tools finally in hand. And that’s exactly what former striker and Mohammedan’s league-winning coach Alfaz Ahmed is talking about: we finally have the parts, but we don’t know how to assemble the machine.

Bangladesh football is just getting started: Shamit

Bangladesh midfielder Shamit Shome expressed his disappointment following his side’s 2-1 defeat to Singapore in an AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers fixture at the National Stadium on Tuesday but remained optimistic about the future of Bangladesh football.

August 20, 2025
August 20, 2025

Cabrera finds ‘positivity’ despite player shortage

Bangladesh national team head coach Javier Cabrera remains confident about preparing his side for the two upcoming FIFA friendlies against hosts Nepal on September 6 and 9, despite 10 Bashundhara Kings players expected to join the national camp only next month.

August 14, 2025
August 14, 2025

Hamza stunner not enough as Leicester get eliminated from EFL

Bangladesh’s Hamza Choudhury scored a stunning goal but his side Leicester City twice squandered the lead and eventually lost on penalties against Huddersfield and were eliminated from the first round of the English League Cup on Thursday.

July 16, 2025
July 16, 2025

Hamza and Co get new manager at Leicester

Leicester City have appointed former Queens Park Rangers head coach Marti Cifuentes as their manager on a three-year contract, the Championship side said on Tuesday.

July 12, 2025
July 12, 2025

How expat Bangladeshi footballers are reconnecting to their ancestral roots

For more than two decades, Bangladeshi football has remained confined to domestic competition, with no significant international success.

July 10, 2025
July 10, 2025

Hamza and Co slip in FIFA rankings after Singapore defeat

Meanwhile, reigning world champions Argentina have retained their top spot

July 8, 2025
July 8, 2025

Hamza back in blue with lessons from red and green

Tanned by summer heat, tuned by a season of relentless graft at Sheffield United, and tested by rollercoaster ride with Bangladesh, the 26-year-old returned to the club where his footballing identity was forged.

June 12, 2025
June 12, 2025

‘New Bangladesh’, or the same as a decade ago? 

About 10 years ago, in 2015, the Bangladesh national football team suffered a 2-1 defeat to Singapore in a FIFA friendly match. Tuesday’s identical 2-1 defeat to the same opponent in the Asian Cup Qualifiers at the same ground gives the impression that the men in red and green have remained in the same place they were a decade ago -- despite the inclusion of expatriate players like Hamza Choudhury and Shamit Shome.

June 12, 2025
June 12, 2025

Hamza, Shamit deserve a system, not just a jersey

Bangladesh’s 2-1 defeat to Singapore in the Asian Cup Qualifiers wasn’t just a defeat -- it was a missed opportunity to build something better with the right tools finally in hand. And that’s exactly what former striker and Mohammedan’s league-winning coach Alfaz Ahmed is talking about: we finally have the parts, but we don’t know how to assemble the machine.

June 11, 2025
June 11, 2025

Bangladesh football is just getting started: Shamit

Bangladesh midfielder Shamit Shome expressed his disappointment following his side’s 2-1 defeat to Singapore in an AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers fixture at the National Stadium on Tuesday but remained optimistic about the future of Bangladesh football.

June 11, 2025
June 11, 2025

Cabrera leaves Bangladesh, so do Hamza-Shamit

Just hours after Bangladesh’s defeat against Singapore in an AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers fixture, coach Javier Cabrera as well as foreign-born players -- Hamza Choudhury and Shamit Shome -- departed Dhaka, confirmed a key member of the team’s management.