Plan U-15 Girls Football from Saturday
Dhaka, October 23: The Plan U-15 Girls Football Championship involving 50 districts will be held at seven venues across the country from Saturday.
Bangladesh Football Federation has tagged awareness programs and developing leadership for the girls with the tournament’s procedure. The participating girls will be attending seminars alongwith playing in the field.
On Saturday the tournament kicks-off with eight teams in Dinajpur, eight teams in Chuadnaga, six teams in Rajshahi,on Sunday the Patuakhali zone’s games kick-off with five teams and on Monday the matches of Patuakhali comprising eight teams, the matches of Laxmipur comprising six teams and the matches of Habiganj involving eight teams starts.
Plan Bangladesh and UNIQLO a Japanese men’s women’s and kid’s clothing manufacturer are the sponsors of the event and will provide Tk. 1 crore 38 lakhs (69 lacs per year) for two years to the BFF for the successful completion and in the third year there will be an evaluation of the whole process.
In a press conference held at the BFF House on Wednesday BFF Women’s Wing Chairman Sirajul Islam Bachchu and deputy chairman Mahfuza Akter Kiron presented the meet to press