The Bangladesh women’s futsal team made history by winning the inaugural SAFF Women’s and Men’s Futsal Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand. In their final match, Bangladesh defeated the Maldives 14-2, finishing the tournament with the highest points among the seven participating countries.
Captain Sabina Khatun led from the front, scoring four goals in the final, bringing her total to 13 goals in six matches. Her leadership and consistent performances throughout the tournament have drawn praise from commentators and fans alike.
“𝑺𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒑𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕,” 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒂 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍. “𝑯𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒉 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑.”
Bangladesh Dominant Performances Seal Historic Victory
Bangladesh started the final match aggressively, taking a 6-1 lead at halftime. They added eight more goals in the second half, marking the highest goal tally by any team in the competition. Over six matches, Bangladesh scored a total of 38 goals while conceding only nine. Goalkeeper Swapna Akhter Jhili was exceptional, keeping the defense solid throughout.
The team began their campaign with a win against India, followed by a 3-3 draw with Bhutan, and successive victories over Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Nepal, setting the stage for their historic triumph.
“𝑾𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒉 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒂𝒍,” 𝑺𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝑲𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅. “𝑾𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌, 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉.”
The men’s team could not finish in the top three, but the women’s side showcased exceptional skill and dominance, cementing their place as SAFF champions in their debut futsal tournament.
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