The Champions Bangladesh women`s team will return home from Bangkok today (Thursday) evening after finishing their campaign in the just-concluded inaugural SAFF Women`s Futsal Championship.
A BG 389 flight, carrying the women`s team, is expected to land at Hazrat Shahjalal Int`l Airport at 6.15 pm.
The Bangladesh women`s team, led by Sabina Khatun, emerged unbeaten champions in the seven-team SAFF Futsal championship.
To make their historic victory memorable, the Bangladesh Football Federation decided to give the women`s team a formal reception.
The team will be brought from the airport with an open-roof top bus to the Hatirjheel amphitheater, where the girls will be given a formal reception.
Earlier, the Bangladesh women`s team made a winning start in the tournament, beating India by 3-1 goals in their match.
The Sabina and Co, came from behind, played out to a 3-3 with Bhutan in their second match, blanked Nepal by 3-0 goals in their third match and beat Sri Lanka by 6-3 goals in their four match, thrashed Pakistan by 9-1 goals in their penultimate match and crushed Maldives by 14-2 goals to emerge champions in the tournament, all held at Nonthaburi Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
