Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Bangladesh Unveil Plans For Argentina, Nigeria



It promises to be a marriage of exciting  football and rich  cultural values when Nigeria’s Super Eagles take on their Argentina counterparts in Bangladesh in a friendly match on September 6 as the football federation of that Asian country is packaging a gift of  Nakhsi Kantha and  jute-made carpets for the players and officials of the two sides.

Also, the match will be played with two different brands of Nike football-  all gear towards making a lasting impression on all the super stars expected to feature in the much publicized encounter.

Speaking on how the Bangladesh Football Federation are preparing ahead of the match, the chairman of the organizing committee Anwarul Huq Helal said:

“We will bring two different brands of Nike football and the match will be played with it. Both the yellow and the white will be there.”

While corroborating the organizing committee chairman statement, the vice president of the federation who is also a member of organizing committee Shawkat Ali Khan Jahangir also speaks on how the body is planning to  treat all the visitors to the country’s excellent culture and tradition:

“Bangladesh has an array of traditions and culture that is unique and  special. Our Nakhsi Katha and jute-made carpets are sure a delight to look at and every foreigner is curious about these products. We will try to make special editions of the proposed gifts for the high profile visitors.”

Meanwhile, BFF officials were still worried about the confirmation of  the Argentina’s practice schedule and Apan  Communication officials who bought the rights of the practice sessions expressed their  frustration.

“We can’t move further due to lack of confirmation from the Argentina side. We were scheduled to start the sale of tickets today but we refrained from it as we could not say where the practice will take place,” said Ruhul Amin Bhuiyan, CEO of Apan Communications.

In the same vein, Kazi Salahuddin, President of BFF, is already looking forward to having Barcelona’s football genius Lionel Messi to play in the high profile match saying  his arrival in the country  will be the biggest sporting event in the history of Bangladesh.

“I heard about the debate and came to the conclusion that nobody can match Lionel Messi’s stature.

Mohammad Ali came to Dhaka when he was not the world champion and Zinedine Zidane came to Dhaka when he has retired, but Messi is the current world footballer of the year and he is a hundred percent active player. So, I think nobody can match Messi’s height,” said the BFF boss.

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