SAFF Women's Championship

Former SAFF winner dies following childbirth

Mosammat Razia Khatun, a former winner of SAFF Under-18 Women’s Championship, died from complications following childbirth in Satkhira in the early hours of Thursday.

‘Girls tend to be strong by default when it comes to playing football’

AKM Saiful Bari Titu, interim head coach to the Bangladesh National Women’s Football team, speaks about his experience coaching the team, their recent performances, and what can be done to take them further, in an interview with Afia Jahin of The Daily Star.

Women’s chance to beat Nepal

After conceding a late goal to be held to a 1-1 draw in the first match, Bangladesh women's football team will have the opportunity to rectify mistakes and win the two-match series against Nepal in the second and final match at the Birshershtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur today, the action kicking off at 5:30pm.

SAFF title a distant reality as Bangladesh host Nepal

The mood that gripped the Bangladesh women's football team the last time they played an international football match is a far cry from the one that currently pervades in the team.

Another SAFF winner bids goodbye to football

Swapna was one of the most reliable strikers of the national team. She played a major role in the team winning the title by scoring four goals in Nepal last September.

‘We shed tears of joy’

“After a lot of hard work, we enjoyed last night to the fullest. We shed tears of joy and we danced on the bus all the way to the hotel,”

‘No one knows how hard the girls toiled’

"We had a dream of winning the SAFF Women's Championship but we could not do it. The dream finally came true through this group of brilliant girls," was the instant reaction from former national striker Suinu Pru Marma, who represented Bangladesh in the first three editions of the regional women's football extravaganza.

Take a bow - Women in red and green

What started as an experimental idea less than two decades ago against the backdrop of heavy resistance from sections of a conservative society helped Bangladesh lift the biggest prize in South Asian football since 2003 as Bangladesh clinched the title of the SAFF Women’s Championship,

T Sports to broadcast SAFF Women’s Championship final

The SAFF Women’s Championship final between Bangladesh and Nepal will be telecast live on T Sports, Bangladesh's only sports channel.

March 14, 2024
March 14, 2024

Former SAFF winner dies following childbirth

Mosammat Razia Khatun, a former winner of SAFF Under-18 Women’s Championship, died from complications following childbirth in Satkhira in the early hours of Thursday.

December 24, 2023
December 24, 2023

‘Girls tend to be strong by default when it comes to playing football’

AKM Saiful Bari Titu, interim head coach to the Bangladesh National Women’s Football team, speaks about his experience coaching the team, their recent performances, and what can be done to take them further, in an interview with Afia Jahin of The Daily Star.

July 16, 2023
July 16, 2023

Women’s chance to beat Nepal

After conceding a late goal to be held to a 1-1 draw in the first match, Bangladesh women's football team will have the opportunity to rectify mistakes and win the two-match series against Nepal in the second and final match at the Birshershtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur today, the action kicking off at 5:30pm.

July 13, 2023
July 13, 2023

SAFF title a distant reality as Bangladesh host Nepal

The mood that gripped the Bangladesh women's football team the last time they played an international football match is a far cry from the one that currently pervades in the team.

May 26, 2023
May 26, 2023

Another SAFF winner bids goodbye to football

Swapna was one of the most reliable strikers of the national team. She played a major role in the team winning the title by scoring four goals in Nepal last September.

September 21, 2022
September 21, 2022

‘We shed tears of joy’

“After a lot of hard work, we enjoyed last night to the fullest. We shed tears of joy and we danced on the bus all the way to the hotel,”

September 20, 2022
September 20, 2022

‘No one knows how hard the girls toiled’

"We had a dream of winning the SAFF Women's Championship but we could not do it. The dream finally came true through this group of brilliant girls," was the instant reaction from former national striker Suinu Pru Marma, who represented Bangladesh in the first three editions of the regional women's football extravaganza.

September 20, 2022
September 20, 2022

Take a bow - Women in red and green

What started as an experimental idea less than two decades ago against the backdrop of heavy resistance from sections of a conservative society helped Bangladesh lift the biggest prize in South Asian football since 2003 as Bangladesh clinched the title of the SAFF Women’s Championship,

September 19, 2022
September 19, 2022

T Sports to broadcast SAFF Women’s Championship final

The SAFF Women’s Championship final between Bangladesh and Nepal will be telecast live on T Sports, Bangladesh's only sports channel.

September 18, 2022
September 18, 2022

Sanjida's dream reflects that of millions

Bangladesh women’s football team’s midfielder Sanjida Akhter has urged for the countrymen to pray for the team ahead of tomorrow’s SAFF Women’s Championship final against Nepal.

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