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Booters, officials blamed for SAFF failure

Sports Reporter
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) kept its promise by making public the report of the probe committee for the failure of the national team in the fifth SAFF Championship.
After giving copies of the report -- which also included the BFF steps taken against the responsible persons -- to the press, BFF vice-president Badal Roy told that the federation has remained true to the findings of the probe committee.
"We have analysed the report seriously and never tried to impose extra punishment on anyone. I hope the steps we have taken will caution everyone in the future. Also it will make players and team management accountable for their deeds," said Badal.
BFF president Kazi Salahuddin had promised to bring the report to light, which none of his predecessors had done before.
In line with the probe committee recommendations, the BFF relieved goalkeeper Aminul Haque off the national captaincy and also cautioned vice-captain and goalkeeper Biplab Bhattachariya.
"Aminul failed to unite the team while Biplab did not assist him as the team were divided on seniorjunior issue," says the report.
Hassan Al Mamun. Arman Aziz and Zahid Hassan Emily were indisciplined and ignorant from the start of the camp and the federation has asked them not to repeat such non-cooperation in the future The probe committee, led by Harunur Rashid, also had recommended sacking coach Abu Yusuf, who failed to give the team proper shape for international standard in one and a half months and compromised with tire players rather than taking any measures against them for breaking discipline.
Yusuf, who resigned after the fifth SAFF Championship, was also charged with breaking code of conduct by talking to the press, talking against part of the team management and for failing to inform the BFF high-ups in time about pressures on him by members of the National Team Management Committee for team selection.
Assistant coach Golam Rabbani Choton has proved inept for the job while both the team leader and team manager have been told to be more careful in the future.
"It was expected that as a former player, manager Sheikh Mohammed Aslam would be able to inspire the team and help tactically but in vain Team leader Shafiquzzaman also failed to lead the team properly," added the report.
The probe committee, which also comprised of Sirajul Islam Bachchu and Anwarul Hoque Helal, recommended that the BFF should take more time to prepare the national team and the players and officials must be fully committed in future.