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Historic Final Ahead: Will Sirajganj or Dinajpur Claim Their First Title?

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Once a major attraction in the 1980s and 1990s, the National Football Championship had faded in popularity over the years. After a break of three years, the new BFF committee has revived the competition, and tomorrow’s final will see Sirajganj and Dinajpur compete for their first-ever title. A press conference was held at the BFF headquarters ahead of the big match.

Sirajganj coach Mahbub Alam Peer expressed his excitement about reaching the final for the first time in four decades.

β€œπ‘»π’‰π’Šπ’” π’Šπ’” 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’‡π’Šπ’“π’”π’• π’•π’Šπ’Žπ’† π‘Ίπ’Šπ’“π’‚π’‹π’ˆπ’‚π’π’‹ 𝒉𝒂𝒔 π’Žπ’‚π’…π’† π’Šπ’• 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’‡π’Šπ’π’‚π’, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’˜π’† 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒕𝒐 π’ƒπ’†π’„π’π’Žπ’† π’„π’‰π’‚π’Žπ’‘π’Šπ’π’π’”,” 𝒉𝒆 π’”π’‚π’Šπ’…. π‘«π’Šπ’π’‚π’‹π’‘π’–π’“ 𝒄𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉 π‘Ίπ’‰π’‚π’Žπ’Šπ’Ž π‘¨π’‰π’Žπ’†π’… π’‰π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’•π’†π’… π’•π’‰π’†π’Šπ’“ π’…π’Šπ’”π’•π’“π’Šπ’„π’•β€™π’” π’π’π’π’ˆ π’π’†π’ˆπ’‚π’„π’š, π’”π’‰π’‚π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ, β€œπ‘Άπ’–π’“ π’…π’Šπ’”π’•π’“π’Šπ’„π’• 𝒉𝒂𝒔 400 π’šπ’†π’‚π’“π’” 𝒐𝒇 π’‰π’Šπ’”π’•π’π’“π’š, π’šπ’†π’• π’˜π’†β€™π’—π’† 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 π’˜π’π’ π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” π’„π’‰π’‚π’Žπ’‘π’Šπ’π’π’”π’‰π’Šπ’‘. 𝑾𝒆 π’˜π’‚π’π’• 𝒕𝒐 π’ƒπ’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’•π’“π’π’‘π’‰π’š π’‰π’π’Žπ’†.”

Sirajganj Captains Confident as Venue and Preparations Discussed

Dinajpur captain Masud Rana believes his team has a slight edge because several of their players regularly train on turf, the same surface used at Kamalapur Stadium, where the final will be held. Sirajganj captain Milan Kashem remained unfazed by the opposition’s confidence: β€œWe’ve proved ourselves by reaching the final. We’ll give our best and try to return home as champions.”

The final was originally planned to be held at the National Stadium with the AFC President as the chief guest. However, BFF vice-president Wahid Uddin Chowdhury explained the changes:

β€œπ‘«π’–π’† 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝑭π‘ͺ π‘·π’“π’†π’”π’Šπ’…π’†π’π’•β€™π’” 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’ƒπ’–π’”π’š 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π‘΅π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’π’‚π’ π‘Ίπ’•π’‚π’…π’Šπ’–π’Ž, π’˜π’† π’Žπ’π’—π’†π’… 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’‡π’Šπ’π’‚π’ 𝒕𝒐 π‘²π’‚π’Žπ’‚π’π’‚π’‘π’–π’“.”

Though the break between the semifinals and the final affected momentum, Dinajpur coach Shamim felt the extra preparation time was beneficial for his players. Sirajganj will broadcast the match on a big screen for fans, while two buses of supporters from Dinajpur will travel nearly 400 km to cheer for their team. The champions will receive Tk 5 lakh, and the runners-up will receive Tk 3 lakh.

BFF officials also highlighted the developmental success of this year’s tournament. From the quarter-final stage, 43 young talents have been identified for training at the BFF Elite Academy. Plans are already in place to hold an Under-17 National Championship.

While the early rounds were held in home-and-away format and later stages at neutral venues, several districts still face challenges due to poor stadium conditions, forcing matches to be played in alternative locations.

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