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Friday | November 06, 2026 | Dhaka

Bangladesh begin SAFF Champ beating Bhutan

 Sports Reporter
 Published: 12:01 AM, 06 November 2026
Mohammad Ibrahim (left) of Bangladesh celebrates with his teammate after scoring the loan goal against Bhutan in their opening Group-A match of the SAFF Championship 2026 at the National Stadium in Dhaka on Thursday.

Bangladesh made a good start in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship 2026 beating Bhutan by a solitary goal in their opening Group-A match at the National Stadium in Dhaka on Thursday.

Mohammad Ibrahim scored the all-important goal in the 68th minute of the play. Ibrahim found the net from a pass of his teammate Shamit Shome.

Bangladesh presented a better brand of football and won the match as they deserved it.

Earlier, Bangladesh got a good number of chances but the red-and-green outfit left the field with a lone-goal victory.

Specially, in the third minute of the injury time of the second half Saad Uddin’s shot narrowly passed away the goalbar.

In the 66th minute of the play, Fahaamedul Islam’s shot narrowly passed away the second bar.

Fahim missed an golden opportunity as his shot was thwarted by a Bhutanese defender in the 25th minute of the play.

In the 39th minute, Bishwanath’s angular shot went wide.
Bishwanath got a ball from a cross of Rakib Hossain, but Bishwanath headed the ball to the far post.