The Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman National Gold Cup Football Tournament, Boys (Under-17) 2022 and Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib National Gold Cup Football Tournament (Under-17) 2022 were inaugurated on Sunday. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen inaugurated the tournaments at Sylhet District Stadium in the afternoon. At that time, the minister said, there are not many playgrounds in Sylhet. “I have told Sylhet city corporation (SCC) Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury that an initiative should be taken to build three more playgrounds on the other side of the river.” He further said that all those who play in the national team of Bangladesh come up from rural areas. The Awami League government is doing everything for the development of sports for the boys and girls of the rural areas. This tournament has been organised on the initiative of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, in collaboration with the Directorate of Sports, under the supervision of Sylhet District Administration. A total of 1,982 boys will participate in 105 unions and four municipalities at the upazila level of Sylhet district while 252 boys and 252 girls in 13 upazilas and a city corporation at the district level. The Ministry of Youth and Sports will select 40 boys and 40 girls from this age based tournament. Meanwhile, four players have been sent to Brazil for advanced training. Besides, from 2021, 11 boys will be sent to Brazil and 11 girls will be sent to Spain or Portugal. This event has been organised every year since 2018 with the aim of providing inspiration to the emerging players and improving the quality of football in the country.

Palestine retained the Bangabandhu Gold Cup title beating Burundi by 3-1 goals in the final of the 6th edition of the meet at Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Saturday.

The reigning champions Palestine will play against Burundi in the final of the ongoing six-team Bangabandhu Gold Cup Football Tournament on Saturday.

Presidents of the Burundi and Sri Lankan football federations made a courtesy visit to Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) office in Motijheel Sunday on invitation from BFF.

Hosts Bangladesh will seek a victory when they meet Sri Lanka in their 2nd and last Group A match on Sunday to reach the semifinals of the six-team Bangabandhu International Gold Cup Football Tournament.

Tournament’s top seed and holders Palestine reached the semifinal of the ongoing six-team Bangabandhu International Gold Cup Football Tournament 2020 with all-win record.

Bangladesh made frustrating start in the six-team Bangabandhu International Gold Cup Football Tournament’2020 conceding 0-2 goals defeat against top seed and defending champions Palestine in the opening match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Wednesday.

All the five foreign participating teams of the six-nation Bangabandhu International Gold Cup promised to give tough fight in the meet beginning from Wednesday at Bangabandhu National Football Stadium here.  

The six-nation Bangabandhu International Gold Cup football, organised on the occasion of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, begins here on Wednesday.

Reigning champions Palestine will be the first team to arrive at Dhaka on Monday to take part in the six-nation Bangabandhu International Gold Cup Football Tournament beginning on Wednesday (January 15) at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here.   The Palestine team is expected to arrive at 11:10 am while another participating team Mauritius is expected to reach here on the same day at 2:45 pm.   A media official of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) said Palestine and the other participating countries have already sent the list of their national teams for Bangabandhu International Gold Cup and all the participating teams will stay in the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel.   Sri Lanka will arrive here on Tuesday (January 14) at 11:30 am while another African team Burundi will reach the capital on the same day at 12:20 pm.