Sunday 5 May 2019

'Appalling, however shrewd choice to drop last'

Calling the abrogation of the Bangamata Under-19 Women's International Gold Cup last as lamentable, Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Kazi Salahuddin said that the correct choice was made considering the gravity of the danger presented by Cyclone Fani.

"It was extremely tragic that the competition advisory group was compelled to cancel the match. The entire nation was under incredible danger from Cyclone Fani, so in those conditions, it would not have been savvy to go out on a limb of holding the match," the BFF manager told journalists at his office yesterday.

The wiping out of the last, which was charged as the most foreseen coordinate between the two best sides of the challenge as Bangladesh and Laos, collected a great deal of promotion among the general population when all is said in done. No less than 4000 fans conquered the sprinkle and the risk of tempest to turn up at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday to watch the match.

Yet, an abrupt declaration from the arranging advisory group around 20 minutes after the booked commencement time shocked the vast majority as the two groups alongside match authorities were equipping while the groundsmen had redirected a portion of the water from the pitch. The declaration caused disdain among the group and caused a turmoil in web based life, with some doubting whether the declaration could have come before since the risk presented by Fani was figure for as far back as three days.

Be that as it may, Salahuddin feels it was the correct choice to drop the diversion as 'it would have been brutal had they praised a football competition with the entire country under such a danger' while the danger of holding the match was excessively high.

"On the off chance that the match was sorted out and shockingly any episode had happened, it would have been a major debacle for us, the entire world would censure us. So I think it was a shrewd choice. In any case, I do trust that it was an awesome competition, however it was anything but a cheerful closure," said Salahuddin.

The BFF manager said that they may compose the occasion one year from now also with a similar six groups taking an interest with a similar gathering and under a similar configuration.

In the mean time, Salahuddin additionally shared the alliance's arrangements in regards to the men's national group for their first round apparatuses of the joint fundamental qualifiers for the World Cup and the Asian Cup against Laos in June.

"We have effectively set our program with the men's group for the World Cup pre-qualifying match. The group will travel to another country to play two practice matches, may be in Singapore, Thailand or Malaysia, whoever will be free at the time," Salahuddin said.

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