By Mark Baber
May 22 – The Bangladeshi women’ side lost 9-0 against Thailand and Iran lost 6-0 to the Philippines yesterday in the AFC Women’s Asia Cup Qualifiers in Dhaka yesterday. The qualifiers, played in the Bangabandhu National Stadium, are being sponsored by Pizza Hut’s local franchisee, Transcom, a multi-sector company who run a number of Pizza Hut franchises in the country.
In remaining Group B matches, Bangladesh will meet Iran Thursday (May 23) while they will play their third 3rd and last group match against the Philippines Saturday (May 25).
Of the total budget of Tk 6.0 million (£51,000) for the qualifiers, Pizza Hut stepped in to provide Tk 1.5 million (£12,800), the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is receiving Tk 3.2 million (£27,250) as participation money from the four teams while the remaining Tk 1.3 million (£11,070) will be borne by BFF from its own funds.
Pizza Hut’s sponsorship was unveiled by the chairman of the BFF Women’s Wing Sirajul Islam Bachchu on Saturday.
Deputy chairman of BFF Women’s Wing, Mahfuza Akhter Kiron said that dressing room facilities for the players have been improved and wires of stadium’s floodlights repaired in preparation for the matches, though funds had not been sufficient to install glass at the front of the press boxes..
Pizza Hut represeentative Rupom Prasanya Thakur said: “We are very proud to be the sponsors. We assisted women’s football in the past and we will continue to help them in the future.”
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