The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced that it will give cash reward of Taka 50 lakh for the Bangladesh Women’s football team who won the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women’s Championship for the first time.
Appreciating the success of the women footballers, BCB President Nazmul Hassan Papon said, “The women’s football team has made the entire nation proud with its exceptional performance and historic achievement. As a mark of our appreciation and support for their effort, I am declaring Tk50 lakh for the entire team on behalf of the BCB.”
Earlier on Monday (September 19), Bangladesh beat the host Nepal by 3-1 goals in the final of SAFF Women’s Championship, making the history to secure the title for the first time in the history of SAFF, at the Dasharath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu.
The SAFF champions will be given a grand reception after they returned home today. The team will be taken in a bus procession from the airport to BFF Bhaban for a colourful reception.
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