Bangladesh Football Team News

The Indian football team was held to a 1-1 draw against a 10-man Bangladesh side in their 2021 SAFF Championships fixture at the National Football Stadium, in Male. Indian skipper Sunil Chhetri scored 27th minute to give the lead, but Yeasin Arafat scored in the 74th minute to level the scores.

Indian football star Pritam Kotal has been praised by a Bangladeshi footballer, whom he helped while the footballer was in Kolkata for surgery. Nabib Newaj Jibon was recently in Kolkata and was here for quite some days during which he underwent a knee surgery at a local hospital.

India missed out on an opportunity to play in the 2021 Copa America because dates clashed with their World Cup qualifiers against Bangladesh and Afghanistan in June. However, with the CONMEBOL showing interest in inviting India, the Blue Tigers might get a chance in the 2024 edition.