The Under -16 Girls who have kept the Bangladesh football’s flag flying with their international success were finally rewarded when Bangladesh Mahila Parishad honored the Bangladesh women’s U16 team with this year’s Begum Sufia Kamal Award for their performance on the field.
BFF’s head of women’s football, Mahfuza Akhter Kiron received the award on behalf of the U16 girls, who are away on Japan to participate in number of practice matches in preparation for the upcoming AFC U16 Championship in September 2017, said BFF sources.
The U16 girls are the core of Bangladesh National Women’s Team, which has leapt ahead 11 places in the latest FIFA rankings. The Bengal girls are now ranked 103rd among 177 nations.
