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Forum Added!
2008-05-01 23:01:00
Just want to say that I have finally created the BanglaFootball.net Forum !So sign up, and start discussing anything related to Bangladesh football and more. Don't be shy now, the forum needs as many new members as possible, in order to create a healthy discussion area.See you there!

Amin Ahmed to Run for BFF Presidency
2008-04-14 13:41:00
The election of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) received a sensational twist yesterday when Maj Gen (retd) Amin Ahmed Chowdhury announced his candidature for the president's post.The announcement put end to talks of a unified panel for the April 28 polls as Kazi Salahuddin, who needs no introduction to football lovers of the country, has already declared that he would contest for the hot seat of the federation.On the other hand, it still remains an enigma whether the incumbent president SA Sultan will compete in the election or not.Yesterday's showdown of the ex-army official however indicates a tough battle for Salahuddin, arguably the best footballer the country has ever produced who quit as vice-president after a dispute with Sultan.Amin Ahmed expressed his desire to contest the polls at a press conference at the National Sports Council (NSC) conference room.Abahani director Nabil Ahmed Chowdhury, Mohammedan general secretary Lokman Hossain Bhuiyan, president of Sheikh Rus...
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National Booters Form Club
2008-04-14 13:35:00
A group of national footballers formed a club named 'Sporting Independent Club ' with a vision to lend support for the future talent across the country.Form er national captain Arif Khan Joy disclosed the details during a press conference at the Dhaka University gymnasium yesterday."Our main objective is to arrange training camps for the children across the country and the good news is that one of our well-known coaches Wajed Gazi has agreed to work as the head coach to run this programme smoothly," informed Joy."And you know the players who are not from Dhaka have to face a lot of hassle to find a club. We will try to help them negotiate with the clubs," he added.Joy however made it clear that it's not a parallel organisation of the Football Players' Association."It's a totally different organisation," said Joy.He also informed that they would hold exhibition matches across the country to raise funds to conduct the camps and run this organisation."We will play exhibition matches...
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Should I Get a Forum?
2008-03-24 11:22:00
I've been thinking about it lately. I know I had one before and it wasn't popular but that was when this site hardly had any visitors. Plus, it was a a crap free forum so it may have put people off. Now, if I do install a forum, I plan to use SMF, so the quality will be much better.The reason I have been thinking about it is that a lot of people ask similar questions but they write them in any post, such as the 888.com advert. That is just a advert, yet it has over 30 comments. Also, a lot of the questions get lost within the vast number of comments so can be hard to address them. Oh, and most people appear anonymous too...So what do you think? Vote in the poll in the right sidebar and leave any additional comments below.Looking forward to getting some feedback.
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New Sports Betting Section on 888.com
2008-03-23 19:57:00
888.com online casino is one of the most well known brands and they are into sport as well, they are the sponsors of the Middlesbrough and Sevilla Football Clubs and 888 also sponsor the World Snooker Championship.888 online casino and poker room offers a huge variety of casino games such as blackjack (and their version of the game - crazy blackjack), online roulette, slots and more.In 2006 they added online bingo by acquiring the Globalcom brand, and this year, finally, they will launch the sports betting section as a new feature allowing players to get all of their poker, casino and sports betting needs from one site.The sports betting new section should be a very popular one with fans from all over the world and will offer sport fans the chance to bet on the most popular sporting events.
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BFF Names Challenge Cup and SAFF Squad
2008-03-22 23:57:00
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday announced a 28-member preliminary national football squad for the two upcoming international football tournaments.Bangladesh will take part in the AFC Challenge Cup qualifying round matches to be held from May 5 in Kyrgyzstan and the SAFF Championship from June 3, to be held jointly in Sri Lanka and Maldives.The selected footballers have been asked to report to coach Abu Yousuf at the BFF Bhaban on March 27.Preliminary squad for AFC Challenge Cup and SAFF Championship:Aminul Haque, Biplob Bhatachariya, Ziaur Rahman, Hasan Al Mamun, Wali Faisal, Ariful Islam, Rajani Kanta Barman, Arup Kumar Boydha, Atiqur Rahman Mishu, Mahmudul Hasan, Kazi Mozammel Hossain Saikat, Zahirul Islam, Arman Aziz, Enamul Haq Sharif, Maruf Ahmed, Zumratul Hossain Mithu, Faisal Mahmud, Zahid Hasan, Zahid Pervez Chowdhury, Mohammad Kabir Hossain, Mobarak Hossain Bhuiyan, Kollal Kumar Ghose Zuku, Mamunul Islam Mamun, Mehdi Hasan Uzzal, Abul Hossain, Mohammad Ro...
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Domestic Football from July
2008-03-21 10:49:00
The football season of 2008 will kick of on July 1 with the Federation Cup, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and the professional league clubs announced yesterday.With the footballers calling strike in the wake of the cancellation of this month's transfer for the B. League and taking a decision of not playing for even the national team, the BFF involved the clubs to make a joint statement at the BFF Bhaban to convince the players about the authenticity of the declaration.The representatives of the eight clubs were present while BFF president SA Sultan announced that the transfer will be held from May 15-30 and the B. League will begin on July 20.Although the transfer is scheduled for May, domestic football will start in July as the national team will be busy in May and June for the AFC Challenge Cup in Kyrgyzstan and the SAFF Championship in Maldives and Sri Lanka.When asked about the players' decision not to participate in any activities under the BFF till the transfer, S...
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BFF, Clubs to Make Joint Announcement
2008-03-20 22:52:00
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is expected to make a joint declaration today with the professional clubs about the transfers for the new season.After a short meeting of the executive committee yesterday, the BFF high-ups announced that they will sit with the clubs before giving a fresh transfer date.BFF president SA Sultan said they have received a positive response from the footballers to call off the strike, especially for the national camp."We are going to announce a concrete date for the transfer and hope that everyone would be satisfied with the decision," the BFF chief said.BFF acting general secretary Manzoor Hossain Malu has been given the responsibility to talk with the players before today's announcement.However, it is unlikely that the clubs would move from their decision to go into the transfer after next month's BFF election.The BFF is also likely to name the preliminary national squad within a couple of days.
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Footballers Call Strike
2008-03-19 22:50:00
Bangladesh's preparation for two international football tournaments - the AFC Challenge Cup and the SAFF Championship - ran into jeopardy as the desperate footballers called a strike yesterday against the football's governing body.In the wake of the cancellation of the new season's transfer, the footballers decided not to play for the national team or in any tournament under the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).The national team were due to start training for next month's Challenge Cup in Kyrgyzstan within a week but former national captain Arif Khan Joy conveyed the decision of about 40 booters present at the Dhaka University ground saying they would boycott the BFF."We have decided not to play under the federation until the players get contracts for the new season," Joy told reporters."We will also not play for the national team," he added.The transfer for the B. League started on March 15 but after the professional league clubs of Dhaka declined to take part, the BFF had ...
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Hammam Coming to Dhaka
2008-03-18 23:59:00
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Mohammed Bin Hammam is expected to arrive in Dhaka on March 28 to open two projects of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).The AFC boss will lay the foundation stones of the synthetic turf to be placed under the FIFA Goal project at the ground adjacent to the BFF Bhaban and a football centre in Barisal under the FIFA Tsunami fund on March 29.Both the lands were given to the BFF by National Sports Council (NSC).Before his departure on the same night, Hammam could meet NSC chairman and Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed.

Youngmen's Club Secure Senior Division Title
2008-03-18 22:03:00
Youngmen's Club Fakirerpool sealed their first major title in domestic football when they ensured unassailable lead in the Senior Division Football League table after contenders Victoria and Sunrise SC drew their crucial super league match yesterday.With two matches in hand, Youngmen's Club's collection is 36 points from 15 outings while Sunrise increased their tally to 28 points also after same number of matches following the goalless draw at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.After 15 games, Victoria stood on 26 points.In the relegation league, Wari Club defeated Dipali Juba Sangha 2-0 with Selim and Babu scoring after the break.
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Call to End Transfer Deadlock
2008-03-17 21:58:00
Footballers yesterday appealed to the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) to take initiative to sit with the clubs in a bid to end the recent stalemate.Irked the clubs' decision not to go into transfer for the second B. League under the incumbent executive committee, the top footballers met BFF acting general secretary Manzoor Hossain Malu last evening to make the request to the football's governing body in the country.The transfer officially began on Saturday without any clubs even showing interest to participate.The eight professional clubs of Dhaka, meanwhile, are expected to sit today to discuss the issue before their scheduled meeting with the BFF later on the day.The BFF has requested the clubs to reconsider their decision and invited them for a talk."We know that the clubs are going through economic strains. But we have to run the game for the sake of the players and the game. If we fail to do that, football will suffer," said Malu.The booters, who gathered at the BFF Bhab...
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My Views on Bangladesh Football
2008-03-17 18:24:00
Bangladesh football is still far away from the high levels registered in Europe and especially in the Premier League. This is also why Bangladesh’s national team has never managed to qualify for a World Cup yet. The team was founded in 1972 and played it’s first game one year later against the Maldives. Games against the Maldives are a nice thing to remember for the Bangladeshi football fans, because it’s the team that lost at the highest level in their national team history. Bangladesh managed to defeat the Maldives 8-0 on the 21st December 1985. This remained in the history as the biggest win so far. As a general idea the team from Dhaka usually struggles not to end the rankings in their qualifying groups. They managed though to obtain a gold medal at the South Asian Football Federation Cup but this is not a high level competition. For example, in the Asian Cup their best performance is Round 1 in 1980.As a general idea, Bangladesh football needs to pick up the pace and to ...
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Fakirerpool Slam Two Past Jatrabari
2008-03-16 13:18:00
Youngmen's Club Fakirerpool beat Jatrabari Krira Chakra 2-0 in a Super Six match of the Senior Division football match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.Touhidul and Sakhawat scored one goal each for the winners.In the day's other match, Agrani Bank defeated City Club 2-1 at the Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Stadium in Kamalapur.Kazi Tutul struck twice for the winners while Mehdi Hasan netted one for City.
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2nd B. League Transfers Begin Today
2008-03-15 19:35:00
Despite the eight Dhaka clubs' denial to take part in the B. League players' transfers, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) decided to move ahead with their plan.According to B. League tournament committee chairman Abdur Rahim, the transfer will start today for the second edition of the professional football league."The transfers will be on from today as schedule. The clubs can take part if they wish," Rahim, also a BFF vice-president, told yesterday.The clubs have said they would not take part in the bourse under the present BFF executive body.However, general secretary of Dhaka giants and B. League runners-up Mohammedan Sporting Club informed that the clubs will sit today to reconsider their decision to respect the BFF request.The BFF has requested the clubs to participate in the transfer for the greater interest of the game and footballers.
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BFF Ask Clubs to Reconsider
2008-03-14 11:45:00
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday requested the Dhaka professional league clubs to reconsider their decision to not take part in this month's B. League transfers and the proposed Swadhinata Cup tournament.In a letter to the eight clubs - Abahani, Mohammedan, Muktijoddha, Sheikh Russel, Brothers Union, Arambagh, Farashganj and Rahamatganj - that declined to take part in the players' bourse until a new BFF executive committee is elected, the BFF said that the clubs should rethink about the decision for the greater interest of the game and the players.It were the eight clubs who had agreed to go into the transfer from March 15 and start the league from early April in a previous meeting with the league committee, which had proposed to begin the transfer in February."To honour the BFF's request, we will sit to discuss this," said Mohammedan Sporting Club's general secretary Lokman Hossain Bhuiyan yesterday."But there is little hope of the clubs' reversing this decis...
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Clubs Decline Transfer
2008-03-13 20:37:00
An April start for the second B. League looks uncertain after the clubs opposed the idea of going into the transfers from next Saturday.Although the eight professional league clubs of Dhaka had agreed to go into the transfer from March 15 and start the league from early April in a previous meeting with the league committee, they conveyed their wish not to take part in the transfer before the election of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).In a joint statement submitted to BFF president SA Sultan yesterday, the clubs termed the hurriedly drawn BFF calendar for 2008 as 'confusing'.The statement was signed by top brass of Abahani, Mohammedan, Muktijoddha, Sheikh Russel, Brothers Union, Arambagh, Farashganj and Rahamatganj.They also showed their reluctance to participate in the Swadhinata Cup billed to start from March 20.Out of the eight big names, three teams were scheduled to play in the Swadhinata Cup but the tournament's draw was postponed last night following the absence o...
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Victoria Suffer Blow
2008-03-13 20:35:00
Victoria Sporting Club's title hopes were heavily dashed when they suffered a 3-0 defeat to fellow contenders Jatrabari KC in a super six match of the Senior Division Football League yesterday.Zakir put Jatrabari ahead after 43 minutes while Shariful and Iqbal struck early and late second half goals to seal three points for the newcomers at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.In the relegation battle, a brace by Mehdi gave City Club a 2-1 victory against Arambagh at the Kamalapur Stadium.
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BFF Polls on April 28
2008-03-12 11:13:00
Football organisers hinted at a united panel for the coming election of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), which will be held on April 28.BFF president SA Sultan officially announced the polls date yesterday at a press conference at the BFF Bhaban with acting general secretary Manzoor Hossain Malu beside him.Although it was a BFF event, Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) chief operating officer Col (retd) M Waliullah and 'leader of the opposition' Badal Roy were also present.Conveying the decision of Monday night's executive committee meeting, Sultan told that his colleagues have decided to hold an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on March 27 and the annual general meeting and the election on April 28 , two days before the FIFA-given deadline."We feel that the complicacies that delayed the election have been removed. Now we are prepared to hold the election in time," said Sultan adding that the executive committee also approved that all the FIFA Statutes will be in ord...
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Salahuddin to Run for BFF Presidency
2008-03-11 18:56:00
Bangladesh football legend Kazi Salahuddin promised to bring back the golden days of football in the country if he is elected president of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).In a written statement, the former vice-president of the game's governing body expressed his desire to contest in the next poll of BFF."I hope the election of BFF will be held as per the roadmap of the game's world governing body. I am hopeful that I can fulfil the dream of the country's football loving people as I have the determination and experience to serve the game," said Salahuddin, who quit from the vice-president post after a brawl with incumbent BFF president SA Sultan."I firmly believe that I can do something special about which people can feel proud if I get the opportunity to become president of the federation," he added.For more information on Kazi Salahuddin, click here.
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Bangladesh Face Afghanistan in AFC Challenge Cup Opener
2008-03-10 23:11:00
Bangladesh will play their AFC Challenge Cup qualifying round opening game against Afghanistan at the Bishkek Central Stadium in Kyrgyzstan on May 5.Laos and hosts Kyrgyzstan are the other teams pitted in Group C along with Bangladesh.In the remaining group matches, Bangladesh will play Laos on May 7 and Kyrgyzstan on May 9 at the same venue.Bangladesh hosted the 16-team inaugural AFC Challenge Cup, a tournament for the emerging Asian nations, in 2006 and made an early exit by losing to champions Tajikistan 1-6 in the quarterfinal at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.
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Draws Order of the Day
2008-03-10 23:04:00
Sunrise Sporting Club came from behind to play out a 1-1 draw with Jatrabari Krira Chakra in the Super Six match of the Metropolis Senior Division Football League at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday.Shariful put Jatrabari ahead in the 11th minute but Sajid converted a penalty in the 31st minute to equalise for Sunrise.After the day's outcome, Sunrise remained at third position securing 24 points and Jatrabari are in the fifth place with 21 points, both playing 13 matches.The day's relegation encounter between Wari Club and City Club also ended in a 1-1 draw at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.Jony scored for City Club in the 10th minute while Afsar struck for Wari Club in the 14th minute.Wari earned 13 points from 13 matches and City Club bagged 10 points from same number of outings.
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Badda Stun Victoria
2008-03-09 22:29:00
Badda Jagarani upset title contender Victoria Sporting Club 1-0 in their first Super Six encounter of the Metropolis Senior Division Football at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.Alamgir Kabir scored the match-winner in the 74th minute.After the day's match, Badda improved their position in the table securing 22 points from 13 matches while Victoria remained on 25 from the same number of encounters.The day's lone relegation league match between Arambagh and Mohakhali ended in a one-all draw at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Stadium in Kamalapur.Mona put Mohakhali ahead in the 5th minute only for Syed to restore parity for Arambagh in the 61st minute.Sunrise will play Jatrabari in a Super Six match at the Kamalapur venue while Wari Club face City Club in a relegation league match at the Big Bowl today.

DFAs to Vote in BFF
2008-03-08 23:04:00
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) yesterday paved way for the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) election by allowing the football governing body in Bangladesh to hold the polls according to the current statutes with minor adjustments.The AFC's official website, the-afc.com, reported yesterday that AFC president Mohamed bin Hammam gave his nod to conduct the BFF elections in the current status but only after getting relevant guarantees from the BFF, Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) and related government authorities that the required structure would be in place for the next elections.The decision came after a four-member BFF delegation, led by its president SA Sultan, met the AFC chief at his office in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.The FIFA and AFC had instructed the BFF's expired executive body to hold free and fair elections before April 30, 2008 but the BFF failed to activate its divisional football bodies in compliance with the directives even after ten months.In fact, onl...
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New Mohammedan Wallpaper Added
2008-03-08 00:12:00
I have (finally) created and uploaded a new wallpaper. It's a wallpaper for Mohammedan fans. I don't support Mohammedan (I don't support any club actually, just Bangladesh football in general) but as they are one of the biggest clubs in Bangladesh, I thought why not?However, I will create more wallpapers, hopefully for each and every club. The next one will most likely be an Abahani wallpaper, so if you're an Abahani fan, subscribe to our RSS feed to make sure you don't miss out!That's it for now, enjoy!PS. If you would like to submit any wallpapers for BanglaFootball.net, please contact me.
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Abahani Start Training
2008-03-07 16:10:00
B. League champions Abahani Ltd Dhaka will prepare for more than a month for their return to Asian club football competition after nearly a decade.Abahani, who last played in the now-defunct Asian Cup Winners Cup in the 90s, will participate in the third edition of the AFC President's Cup to be held in Kathmandu next April.Abahani, who won the right to play in the third-ranked AFC competition after winning the country's inaugural professional league last year, will start training on March 10.Manager and former player Satyajit Das Rupu informed that the sky-blues have retained almost their full squad for the coming second B. League in addition of rising stars Robin and Sony from fellow professional league clubs Farashganj and Rahamatganj respectively, who will make the trip to Nepal.Rupu added that their Ghanaian forward Awdu Ibrahim will be available within a couple of days and he will bring along another foreign recruit.Abahani have been drawn in a tough group for the April 20-24...
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Yusuf Gets 4 Month Contract
2008-03-06 22:17:00
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) gave Abu Yusuf a four-month contract as national football coach and the freedom to select his players.BFF president SA Sultan, while introducing the former national footballer as the new coach till June this year at a press conference yesterday, told that Yusuf will have 100% freedom while choosing the players.When asked about the duties of the selection committee, BFF acting general secretary Manzoor Hossain Malu, who was also present, said it was actually an 'advisory committee' which helped in selection.However, there had been a lot of controversies last year when the BFF named its selection committee, a rare example in the football world."They will give some logistic support," Sultan explained the role of the selectors.Yusuf will get Tk 55,000 per month, informed Malu adding that he will get facilities like the foreign coaches.In fact, it's not true as the new coach would be given accommodation and food when needed - most probably only...
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Pictures from Abu Yusuf Press Conference
2008-03-06 13:16:00
Here are some pictures from yesterday's press conference, in which Abu Yusuf was introduced to the media. You can't tell that Bangladesh football has been sponsored by Nokia, can you? Enjoy...Abu Yusuf, the newly appointed Head Coach of the Bangladesh national team speaking to journalists at the press conference.Abu Yusuf exchanging the contract with BFF Acting GS Mr Manzoor Hossain.From the left: BFF acting general secretary Mr Manzoor Hossain, BFF President Mr S A Sultan, Md Abu Yusuf, Head Coach, Golam Rabbani Choton, Assistant Coach of the Bangladesh national team.
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Former International to Coach National Team
2008-03-05 22:26:00
Abu Yusuf will coach the national football team in the two coming international tournaments, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) confirmed yesterday.The former national centre-back, who has the experience of guiding age-group national teams at under 17, 19 and 23 levels, will be given a contract today to serve for the AFC Challenge Cup and the SAFF Championship.Yusuf, who had the charge of the national boys back in 1998 for a friendly tournament in Qatar, succeeds Indian coach Syed Nayeeumiddin who was originally recruited by the BFF for the SAFF tournament.Nayeemuddin was let go by the BFF in October after the regional event was deferred.It will be the first time Bangladesh will compete in the South Asian football extravaganza under a local man after playing the first four editions under foreign coaches:Otto Pfister (Kathmandu, 1997)Samir Shakir (Goa, 1999)George Kottan (Dhaka 2003)Diego Cruciani (2005, Karachi)There is strong belief that Yusuf's appointment was recognition f...
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Roma Coaches to Run Dhaka Workshop
2008-03-05 12:36:00
Three coaches of Italian giants AS Roma will run a football workshop in Dhaka , during May of this year.The programme will be organised by Singapore-based advertising firm DENTSU and YKK Bangladesh under the auspices of YKK of Japan.The Roma coaches - including former Roma defender Maurizio Turone who won 227 caps for the Serie A side from 1979-87 - will run the three-day workshop among 350 kids (boys and girls) between the age of 10-14 years.They will also work with 30 local coaches.The 55-year-old Turone was Lazio's technical director from 1992-97, the technical director of Genoa's Serie A and B sides from 1998-2005 before joining as technical director of AC Roma School of Oceania in 2006.In this regard, a joint meeting was held at the BFF Bhaban on Monday among YKK managing director Hiroaki Nakamura and vice-president Hiroshi Ikusaka, DENTSU business director Alam Lim and BFF high-ups SA Sultan, Manzoor Hossain Malu and others.
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