BD U-17 women’s football team depart for Bhutan today

BSS, Dhaka:

The Bangladesh U-17 women’s football team departs for Bhutan today to take part in the seventh edition of four-nation SAFF U-17 Women’s Championship with a mission to retain the title.

Apart from host Bhutan, defending champions Bangladesh, India and Nepal will participate in the regional tournament which is scheduled to take place in Thimphu from August 20 to 31. The four nations will play each other twice in the double round robin league format.

Prior to the team’s departure, a press conference was held at Bangladesh Football Federation conference room where the head coach and captain of the team expressed their high hope to bring good results from the tournament.

Bangladesh U-17 women’s football team head coach Mahbubur Rahman Litu said: “The team has been formed in a combination of senior and junior players and I hope they will not disappoint us.”
Team’s Assistant Coach Abul Hossain said, “Basically we want to take the country’s women football ahead so that we can get a good national football team … the way our women’s football is progressing we the coaching staff are trying our level best to maintain this consistency … The team has some talented players and I hope they will represent the national women’s football team in the future.”

Team’s captain Arpita Biswas Arpita said their target in the championship is to play good football and win match by match.

The captain said as they have good results in age level football so they want to maintain this consistency.

BFF member and women’s wing committee’s chairman Mahfuza Akter Kiron, who was present in the press conference, said the girls have completed good training for the tournament, the team have formed in a mixture of experienced and inexperienced players and she hoped they would able to bring good result from the tournament.

Bangladesh will start their SAFF campaign taking on Bhutan on August 20 and
face India on August 22.

Bangladesh will then play against Nepal on August 24 and 27, Bhutan on August 29 and India on August 31.

All the matches will be held at Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu.
Bangladesh U-17 squad:

Yearzan Begum, Meghla Rani Roy, Tania Akter Fomi, Arpita Biswas Arpita,
Fatema Akter, Umma Kulsum, Arifa Akter, Mst Almina, Mst Resme Akther,
Thuinuye Marma, Sauravi Akanda Prity, Kranuching Marma, Reya, Alpi Akter,
Protima Rani Joba Rani, Sorovi Rani, Mamoni Chakma, Ishita Tripura, Purnima
Marma and Mst Amena Khatun.