Open top bus to welcome the Saff Champions

Open top bus to welcome the Saff Champions

The Bangladesh Women’s football team who won the Saff Women 2022 Champion trophy will be welcomed with an open-top bus upon returning home.

The bus will take them to the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) from Shahjalal International Airport.

State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Ahasan Russel confirmed the matter to the media.

“It is a day of great pride for Bangladesh. They have brought glory to Bangladesh as undefeated champions,” he said.

He added that one of the players, Sanjida Akhter, had lamented that they might not be welcomed with an open-top bus. “We are trying to fulfill their wishes.”

Meanwhile, one Facebook post by Sanjida Akhter has been going viral on social media since Monday morning.

She wrote: “It's okay even if we can’t stand on an open-top bus with the trophy. We want to win for those who ignored society’s taunts and helped us touch the green grass. Our success might produce some new Sabinas, Krishnas and Marias.”

Bangladesh women’s football team has achieved one of the biggest successes in the football history of Bangladesh, outclassing hosts Nepal in the final of the Saff Women’s Championship 2022 at Dasharath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu.