Not even 10 days have passed since Sabina's return home from Nepal with the SAF title, Bafuf has already started thinking about 2026 SAF. New plans are being made so that the girls can make a hat-trick of clear titles.
BAFUF member Mahfuza Akhtar Kiran said to the newspaper yesterday, 'I have already told Peter to prepare plan “B”. I also told him, we don't want to miss the hat-trick of the title.
Ritu-Monika is still in a festive mood. In the meantime, work on clearing 2026 has started. What is the reason for preparing so quickly? Kiran's answer, 'You see, India and Nepal will not sit still. They may also have started working. We can fall behind if we don't start now. That's why I called the coach of the seasons and told him to arrange everything anew.
This chairman of the women's wing of the last committee basically means to organize a new team by the term 'B'. This time also the responsibility of guiding the girls is on Kiran's shoulders. In Kiran's time, however, there was no shortage of success in girls' football. This time in Nepal, there was talk about senior-junior conflicts in the team. Kiran handled the matter beautifully by keeping regular contact with the coach. Coach Butler has been given the responsibility of bringing up age-based team players keeping in mind that if needed in a tournament like SAFF, so that 'Plan B' can be taken immediately. When contacted to find out about this, Butler told the newspaper today, “I had a meeting with the current committee president Tabith Awal and Mahfuza Akhter Kiran. They gave me guidance on various issues. I am working accordingly.'
So what is the coach of the women's team? Butler gave a slightly different answer to such a question, 'No decision has been taken on this. Since I am their coach till December 31, I want to continue working from the place of professionalism.
If Krishna-Sanjidara wins the next match, it will be a hat-trick of titles. Buffe, he wants 'hat trick' very much. That is why Bangladesh wants to host the 2026 Women's Saf at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka. This is what was learned from Buffe sources.
The name of the host country will be finalized in the SAAF meeting at the end of next year. Bangladesh will complete the rest of the formalities only after receiving the responsibility of organizing. The governing body of the country's football wants to keep the champion coach of the champion team until that tournament.
Butler has played more than 400 matches in the English Premier League. Sabinad had coached dozens of teams before taking over. Buffett may have to reconsider his salary in case of renewing the contract of such a high-profile coach. A vice-president of the current committee of Bafuf, who did not wish to be named, told Ajkar newspaper, “We are aware of Butler's issue. We plan to keep him for the long term. This will be discussed in our executive committee meeting on Saturday (tomorrow).'
If the 2026 SAF is held in Dhaka, Tahura-Monikad's desire to retain the title will get a new dimension. If that boosts their performance, a hat-trick title is not a distant dream!
