Published: 11:20 AM, 25 May 2026
Women's Football Team continue training session in Goa
Bangladesh Women's National Football Team underwent their second training session on Saturday at the Don Bosco Training Ground from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM as part of their preparation for the upcoming SAFF Women's Championship 2026.
Saturday's session started with warm-up exercises followed by passing drills and possession-based games.
The training concluded with a 30-minute 11 vs 11 practice match between two groups, where the coaching staff worked closely with the players on positioning, tactical awareness and maintaining team shape during different phases of the game.
All players and officials are doing well and there are currently no injuries reported within the squad. Later in the day, the team completed their gym and pool recovery sessions at the team hotel.
The team had an active recovery day at the team hotel and there will be no on-field training session on Sunday.
A pre-match press conference organized by SAFF also took place on Sunday at 12:45 PM at the Cansaulim Hall (Ground Floor), ITC Grand Goa, where the Team Head Coach and Team Captain represented Bangladesh ahead of the tournament.
Earlier, Bangladesh Women's National Football Team safely arrived in Goa on Thursday via an Air India flight from Bangkok to participate in the upcoming SAFF Women's Championship 2026.
The team held their first training session on Friday at the Don Bosco Training Ground part of their recovery and official preparation for the SAFF Women's Championship 2026.
Bangladesh Women's National Football Team ended their training camp in Bangkok on Wednesday and departed for Goa to participate in the upcoming SAFF Women's Championship 2026. The team departed from Bangkok at 7:50 AM to Goa on Thursday.
Bangladesh Women's National Football Team played their last closed-door friendly football match on Sunday against Bangkok Women's FC, a Tier-1 team in the Bangkok Women's League, at the Alpine Sports Training Camp ground as part of their preparation for the upcoming SAFF Women's Championship 2026.
Both teams displayed good football and competitive spirit throughout the match, providing valuable match experience and preparation opportunities for the Bangladesh squad ahead of the SAFF tournament.
Earlier, the Bangladesh women's football team secured a 2-0 win over KasemBundit Women's FC in the first closed-door friendly match, held as part of their preparations for the upcoming SAFF Women's Championship in Goa, India.
In the SAFF Championship scheduled to be held from May 25 to June 5 with back-to-back champions Bangladesh set to face Maldives and India in the group stage encounters.
The squad includes RupnaChakma, Mile Akter, Swarna Rani Mandal, Halima Akter, SheuliAzim, AfeidaKhandakar (captain), SurmaJannat, KohatiKisku, SuroviAkter, Shamsunnahar (Sr.), UnnotiKhatun, ArpitaBiswas, MomitaKhatun, Maria Manda, Monika Chakma, ShahedaAkterRipa, RituPornaChakma, UmehlaMarma, Sagarika, TohuraKhatun, Anika Rania Siddique, SauraviAkandaPrity and Shamsunnahar (Jr.).
