United News of Bangladesh

Bangladesh National Football team will play hosts Qatar in Doha on December 4 in one of their four remaining Group E Joint Qualifications matches of the FIFA World Cup Qatar' 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 that postponed twice this year for Covid-19 pandemic.

FC Uttar Bango beat Begum Anwara Sporting Club 4-1 in the seven-team Tricotex Women's Football League 2019-20 at the Kamalapur Stadium here Tuesday. The winners led the first half by 2-0 goals in the opening 7th round match in the afternoon. Sultan struck twice in the 28th and 71st minutes, Tonima and Rekha scored the other two goals for the winners in the 34th and 60th minutes respectively. Elamoni scored the consolation goal for the losers in the 75th minute. In the remaining 7th round first phase matches, Spartan MK Gallactico Sylhet FC will play Jamalpur Kacharipara Ekadash at 12 noon while Nasrin Sports Academy will face Kumilla United at 3 pm, both on Wednesday (Nov 11) at the same venue. After the 2nd registration window from November 12-18,  the 2nd phase league matches will begin on November 20 and will conclude on December 12 at the same venue. Also read: Women’s Football League begins on Saturday facebook sharing button

The two FIFA International friendlies between Bangladesh and Nepal will be held under the banner of "Mujib Borsho FIFA International Football Series 2020", marking the Bangabandhu birth centenary.

Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona remains sedated and under observation by a team of more than 10 doctors following brain surgery, his lawyer said on Saturday.

The seven-team Tricotex  Women's Football League 2019-20 resumed on Saturday after about nine months with league leader Bashundhara Kings crushing FC Uttar Bango by 7-0 goals in the 6th round first phase match at the Kamalapur Stadium here.

Kishoreganj District emerged champions in Mymensingh venue of the JFA U-14 National Women's Football Championship 2020 beating hosts Mymensingh District by 1-0 goal in the venue final on Saturday.

The Nepalese national football team arrived in Dhaka on Thursday by a special chartered flight to play two FIFA International Friendlies with hosts Bangladesh on November 13 and 17 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. With the match, Bangladesh are going to return to international football after about 10 months.   State-run Bangladesh Television will telecast both matches live while Bangladesh Betar will broadcast the running commentary of the matches.   Soon after arrival, a 35-member Nepalese team went to a four-day quarantine before joining the practice session from November 1O. Meanwhile, the British Head Coach of Bangladesh National Football team Jamie Day accompanied by team's Assistant coach Stuart Watkiss and newly-appointed goalkeeping coach Les Cleevely reached the capital on Oct 29 ahead of the friendlies. The Denmark-based captain of Bangladesh national football team Jamal Bhuiyan also reached Dhaka the same day. Besides, the Finland-based footballer of the Bashundhara Kings Tariq Raihan Kazi, who earned the first call to the Bangladesh national squad, was already in the capital and joined the national camp after quarantine.

The seven-team Women's Football League 2019-20 will resume on Saturday (Nov 7) with Bashundhara Kings taking on FC Uttar Bango in the 6th round first phase match on the day at the Kamalapur Stadium here.

Former FIFA referee Abdul Aziz passed away on Tuesday afternoon at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) after suffering from cardiac problems for two weeks.

The new football season 2020-21 will begin on Dec 19 through curtain-raiser meet -- Federation Cup Football '20.