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World Cup-Winning Captain Set to Visit Dhaka for Two Days

E28 Staff1
Cafu

Brazilian football legend and former World Cup-winning captain Cafu is all set to arrive in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on the morning of December 11, 2025. Widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders in football history, Cafu led Brazil to their last World Cup victory in 2002 in Japan, where he became the last Brazilian to lift the prestigious trophy.

Cafu to Attend AFB Latin-Bangla Super Cup

The AFB Latin-Bangla Super Cup Football Tournament is scheduled to take place at the Bangabandhu National Stadium from December 5 to 11. The event will feature two international teams β€” Atletico Charlon from Argentina and Sao Bernardo Club from Brazil. Alongside them, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) will form an age-based local team to compete in the tournament.

On the final day of the event, organizers will present the Cafu Award to honor outstanding performers.

During a press conference, AFB Managing Director M.D. Asaduzzaman confirmed Cafu’s arrival, stating:

β€œπ‘ͺ𝒂𝒇𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒔 π’‚π’π’“π’†π’‚π’…π’š π’“π’†π’„π’†π’Šπ’—π’†π’… π’‰π’Šπ’” π‘©π’‚π’π’ˆπ’π’‚π’…π’†π’”π’‰ π’—π’Šπ’”π’‚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’‰π’Šπ’” π’•π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’†π’• π’Šπ’” π’„π’π’π’‡π’Šπ’“π’Žπ’†π’…. 𝑯𝒆 π’˜π’Šπ’π’ π’‚π’“π’“π’Šπ’—π’† π’Šπ’ π‘«π’‰π’‚π’Œπ’‚ 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’Žπ’π’“π’π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒐𝒇 π‘«π’†π’„π’†π’Žπ’ƒπ’†π’“ 11. 𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 π’”π’Šπ’ˆπ’π’†π’… π’‚π’ˆπ’“π’†π’†π’Žπ’†π’π’• 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 π’—π’Šπ’…π’†π’ π’Žπ’†π’”π’”π’‚π’ˆπ’† π’‡π’“π’π’Ž π’‰π’Šπ’Ž.”

He added that they are also in talks to bring other Argentine legends such as Ariel Ortega, Claudio Caniggia, and Juan SebastiΓ‘n VerΓ³n to Dhaka.

Ensuring Proper Management After Past Controversies

In recent years, Bangladesh has seen visits from football icons like Emiliano MartΓ­nez and Ronaldinho, though both events were marred by mismanagement and a lack of coordination with local football bodies. Asaduzzaman assured that this time things would be different:

β€œπ‘Ύπ’† π’˜π’Šπ’π’ 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 π’‚π’π’š π’Žπ’Šπ’”π’Žπ’‚π’π’‚π’ˆπ’†π’Žπ’†π’π’•. 𝑰𝒇 π’π’†π’„π’†π’”π’”π’‚π’“π’š, π’˜π’† π’˜π’Šπ’π’ π’π’“π’ˆπ’‚π’π’Šπ’›π’† 𝒂𝒏 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π‘ͺ𝒂𝒇𝒖.”

However, the press conference itself raised a few doubts. Scheduled for 3 PM, it began an hour late, and despite claims, there were no representatives from the Brazilian or Argentine embassies present.

Concerns Over Team Quality and Past Experiences

The late 1990s saw a Brazilian side visit Dhaka, though the team was mostly amateur players, some of whom reportedly bought boots and jerseys from Bangabazar Market. When asked whether this would happen again, Asaduzzaman clarified:

β€œπ‘»π’‰π’† 𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒃𝒔 π’‡π’“π’π’Ž π‘¨π’“π’ˆπ’†π’π’•π’Šπ’π’‚ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π‘©π’“π’‚π’›π’Šπ’ 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’”π’†π’π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓-20 π’•π’†π’‚π’Žπ’”. π‘»π’‰π’†π’š 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 π’‘π’“π’π’—π’Šπ’…π’†π’… 𝒖𝒔 π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ π’•π’‰π’†π’Šπ’“ π’‘π’π’‚π’šπ’†π’“ π’π’Šπ’”π’•π’”, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’ˆπ’π’π’…-π’’π’–π’‚π’π’Šπ’•π’š 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒔.”

BFF Joins Hands with AFB for the Event

Unlike previous high-profile visits that were handled privately, this event has official involvement from the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).
BFF Executive Member Kamrul Hasan Hilton explained:

β€œπ‘»π’‰π’† π’π’“π’ˆπ’‚π’π’Šπ’›π’†π’“π’” π’Žπ’‚π’…π’† 𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’‡π’†π’…π’†π’“π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’˜π’† 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 π’Šπ’•. 𝑾𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’‡π’Šπ’†π’π’… 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’˜π’Šπ’π’ π’‘π’“π’π’—π’Šπ’…π’† π’•π’†π’„π’‰π’π’Šπ’„π’‚π’ 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’Žπ’‚π’π’‚π’ˆπ’†π’Žπ’†π’π’• π’Šπ’” π’†π’π’•π’Šπ’“π’†π’π’š π’•π’‰π’†π’Šπ’“ π’“π’†π’”π’‘π’π’π’”π’Šπ’ƒπ’Šπ’π’Šπ’•π’š.”

Organizer’s Vision Behind the Initiative

Asaduzzaman, who has previously organized professional boxing events in Dhaka, said the initiative comes from his desire to give sports fans something memorable:

β€œπ‘·π’†π’π’‘π’π’† π’˜π’‚π’π’• π’“π’†π’„π’π’ˆπ’π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’π’. π‘°β€™π’Ž π’…π’π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏. 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒏 π’Šπ’‡ π’Šπ’•β€™π’” 𝒂𝒕 𝒂 π’”π’Žπ’‚π’π’ 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒆, 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 π’˜π’Šπ’π’ π’“π’†π’Žπ’†π’Žπ’ƒπ’†π’“ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π‘¨π’“π’ˆπ’†π’π’•π’Šπ’π’‚ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π‘©π’“π’‚π’›π’Šπ’β€™π’” π’•π’†π’‚π’Žπ’” β€” 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 π’π’†π’ˆπ’†π’π’… π’π’Šπ’Œπ’† π‘ͺ𝒂𝒇𝒖 β€” π’„π’‚π’Žπ’† 𝒕𝒐 π’‘π’π’‚π’š π’Šπ’ π‘«π’‰π’‚π’Œπ’‚.”

While the arrival of such high-profile teams and a football icon is expected to be expensive, AFB has not yet finalized sponsorships or ticket pricing. Asaduzzaman mentioned that sponsor negotiations are ongoing, and ticket details will be announced soon.

A Football Celebration Awaits Dhaka

Despite a few uncertainties, Cafu’s expected arrival has already generated massive excitement among Bangladeshi football fans. His visit β€” along with the presence of youth teams from Brazil and Argentina β€” promises to turn December in Dhaka into a festival of global football passion.

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