Bashundhara Group gave a reception to Bangladesh Under 19 women’s national football team at the International Convention City Bashundhara in the capital on Thursday.
Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir, who is one of the prominent sports organisers of the country, handed over the crests and Tk 1 lakh to each member of the winning team as the chief guest at the programme.
“I congratulate Bangladesh U-19 Women’s football team who brought a big victory for our country. Sorry to hear that you (Bangladesh Football Federation) need to loan Tk 30,000, Tk 1 lakh to run the camp for the women. This amount isn’t enough to make a team champions. I think a team needs at least Tk 1 crore now, needs big sponsorships to become champions in a tournament. Today, I promise I will stay with the team,” Sayem Sobhan said.
The hosts Bangladesh defended the SAFF U-19 title beating India by 1-0 goal in the final at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Sepoy Mustofa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka on December 22.
The home side earlier started their campaign in the tournament with a goalless draw against Nepal but returned on the track with a 6-0 win over Bhutan. They continued the winning streak by crushing India and Sri Lanka 1-0 and 12-0 goals respectively in the remaining group matches to finish the league stage on top. The hosts scored a total of 20 goals and kept the clean sheets in all matches of the tournament.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh secured the title of the maiden edition of the meet in 2018 when they defeated Nepal by a 1-0 goal in the final in the Maldives.
