Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), under the leadership of president Tabith Awal, has intensified its focus on futsal by strengthening the women’s setup ahead of the upcoming SAFF Women’s Futsal Championship in Thailand. After a seven-year absence from international futsal, Bangladesh’s women’s team is preparing for its return, with training already underway.
To reinforce preparations, two Iranian female coaches officially joined the team on Monday, marking a historic moment for women’s futsal in the country. One of the coaches was seen actively taking part in training sessions on the very first day.
BFF Historic First for Bangladesh Women’s Football
BFF Futsal Committee Chairman Imranur Rahman confirmed the appointments, stating that Mitra Chinsari and Mahanaz Ashte will serve as assistant coach and goalkeeper coach, respectively.
“𝑴𝒊𝒕𝒓𝒂 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒂𝒓𝒊 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒂𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒛 𝑨𝒔𝒉𝒕𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏’𝒔 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎,” 𝑰𝒎𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒖𝒓 𝑹𝒂𝒉𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅. “𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝑨𝑭𝑭 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕.”
This marks the first time foreign female coaches have been appointed in Bangladesh women’s football, a significant step following the revival of futsal activities.
Despite the new additions, Iranian coach Saeed Khodarahmi will continue as head coach for both men’s and women’s teams.
“𝑺𝒂𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉. 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕,” 𝑰𝒎𝒓𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅. “𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑰𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏’𝒔 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈.”
Bangladesh’s men’s futsal team recently qualified for the AFC Futsal Championship for the first time, prompting BFF to renew Khodarahmi’s contract in line with AFC coaching requirements.
With international exposure, renewed leadership, and historic appointments, Bangladesh women’s futsal is set for a promising new chapter ahead of the SAFF tournament.
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