Bangladesh football team coach Golam Rabbani Choton is of the opinion that his side showed considerable improvement at the just-concluded Saff Women’s Championship in Pakistan.
The team returned home yesterday after conceding a 1-0 defeat to Nepal in the semifinals of the third edition of the women’s regional football tournament.
Choton urged everyone in the national team to continue training hard. “My evaluation is that we have moved closer to Nepal who are the second best side in the sub-continent. The team played good football and we lost to Nepal after conceding a penalty. The team showed good temperament and I think with continuous training and international exposure, we can move to second spot.”
Bangladesh began their campaign with a convincing 6-1 win over Afghanistan before falling to a 5-1 defeat against India in their second game. Bangladesh, however, beat Maldives 3-1 in their last group game to seal a semifinal berth. In the previous two edition, Bangladesh bowed out from the semifinals and group stage in 2010 and 2012 respectively. On both occasions, India were the champions with Nepal turning out to be the runners up side.