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Women's Football

Drearier by BU’s pull-out

Sports Reporter
Brothers Union became the second team to pull out of the ongoing Women's Football League yesterday after failing to assemble a squad, dealing another blow to the success of the inaugural women's league.
Dhaka Wanderers Club had earlier pulled out of the league from Group B, reducing the number of teams to three. The consequent withdrawal of Brothers from the same group means Mohammedan SC and Farashganj moved into the semifinals after playing a game between them where Mohammedan had defeated Farashganj 12-0.
The first edition of the women's football league was inaugurated on September 28 with question over its viability. The biggest question mark was regarding the controversial pool system as well as groupings of participating eight teams. But the women's league committee could not provide reasonable answer those questions; rather started the league and is now facing difficulties as
teams are pulling out one after another.
“We have been saying from the start that we would try to form a team even though would be a tough job for us. We have tried, but have failed. So now, we informed the authority concerned on Thursday that we were not going to turn up on Friday,” said Brothers Union football manager Amer Khan, explaining the reason for pull-out.
“We are still sweating over forming our men's squad for the Bangladesh League due to lack of quality players. In such a circumstance, it is quite incredible to form a women's team where there are not many available players,” said Khan.
In the eight-team league, only Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club and Mohammedan SC formed strong squads comprising regular players while the rest Dipali Jubo Sangha, Arambagh KS, Farashganj SC and Wari Club — roped in players many of whom never even kicked the ball before.
The gulf between the top two sides and the
rest was reflected in Sheikh Jamal's massive 26-0 victory over Arambagh and Mohammedan's 12-0 mauling of Farashganj. The fear of such humiliation was another reason behind Brothers Union's withdrawal.
Amer feels that this initiative to start the women's league was a right one, even though it could have been managed more carefully by the Bangladesh Football Federation.
“Someone has to start from some point and hopefully things will get a shape after a few editions and we are sure that Brothers Union will also take part in it in future. However, the football federation could have been more cautious in their effort," said Khan.