Well, what is the position of Argentina or Brazil in world football? Which country in the first position? Maybe you can tell in one fell swoop.
Well, tell me, what is the position of Bangladesh? Stuck? But don't despair, it's still a little far from 'Double Hundred'. This is the team that wanted to play football in the 2026 World Cup. The hope was given by the president of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Kazi Salauddin. The hope (!) Is that he will be elected for the fourth time in a row and will shake the BFF building again in the next four years. And Bangladesh's position may touch 'Double Hundred'.
Those who are football fans or those who are curious about football must know that there was an election in BFF on 3rd October and there was no less turmoil around this election. Although Shafiqul Islam Manik has survived as an independent candidate, a few days before the election, another strong candidate Badal Roy announced his withdrawal from the election, citing illness. But just the day before the election, he wants everyone to vote again. This is really a very sad thing. No one is willing to challenge Kazi Salauddin!
However, the anti-Salauddin position among the football fans was noticeable this time. The hashtag 'Salauddin out' spread widely through social media. For this, Salauddin brought charges of conspiracy against him.
If you look at the results of this election, you can get a clear idea. Out of 139 votes, 135 votes were cast. Out of them, Kazi Salauddin got 94 votes and Badal Roy got 40 votes. Shafiqul Islam Manik got only one vote. Kazi Salauddin also won the vice president and other posts. In this case, Kazi Salauddin can be proud of his popularity!
But the idea of ordinary football lovers is that he manipulates voters in other ways.
But what has Salauddin given us in the last 12 years and what will he give in the next four years?
Dozens of people have promised in the last one decade that this trend will continue, but everyone knows how much work has been done.
If I am trying to present a picture of the current position of Bangladesh football, then it will be easy for the reader to evaluate Kazi Salauddin.
Before Kazi Salauddin was elected president of BFF in 2008, Bangladesh was ranked 165th in world football. In 2012, Bangladesh improved to 152nd position. Since then, football has started to move in the opposite direction. One match after another has been lost and the position has been deteriorating. The lowest position in the history of Bangladesh came down in 2016 (197th).
But surprisingly, in 1996, Bangladesh was ranked 110th. In 2000, Bangladesh was ranked 143rd. At that time many countries around Bangladesh played World Cup football. Among them are Croatia (who played in the final) and New Zealand. But why Bangladesh could not? Despite the fact that football is so popular in this country, why is Bangladesh at the bottom of the list?
One of the main reasons for this is the lack of proper management. Kazi Salauddin has failed as much as he has qualified as a footballer and as the head of BFF.
Let's highlight some of the failures-
★ Even after a decade in power, it could not build an international standard football field (Bangabandhu Stadium was already there).
'The' football academy ', known as the home of footballers, did not develop. Although the academy was started in Sylhet, it is closed for unknown reasons.
কো The coach changed after a while, but could not change the result.
★ All the success of Bangladesh football so far is against the South Asian teams. But he has not been able to bring any success with the countries outside of it (let alone a match).
Could not conduct international standard tournaments consistently. Failed to bring good team, did not even pay the prize money of foreign teams on time.
The tournaments of those age-based teams are not as consistent as they are, and the young emerging players are not given advanced training and maintenance.
★ The remuneration of footballers is comparatively less. It becomes difficult for the players of national team or club to make a living. As a result, many people leave football and go to other professions.
তৈরি Making football coaches and referees is also an important task. But even that is not going well.
However, Kazi Salauddin has declared himself successful. He gave many examples.
Messi, the best footballer in the world, has played in Bangladesh holding his hand. He has hired a foreign coach with a high salary. He has brought back the Bangabandhu Gold Cup.
But do these really give him a pass mark?
We can't say what surprises he will bring to us in the next four years, but we want to say that change in Bangladesh football is very much needed. The change is in the hands of Kazi Salauddin, but there is no harm. Ordinary football lovers want to go to the field and shout for the country, want to see the victory of the country. Football fans do not understand politics, nor do they want to understand. No one knows how Kazi Salauddin repeatedly won by a huge margin, even though he was elected constitutionally. Whoever holds the hand, we want a new mass tide of football in the country, a new history. I want to sit on the field and watch the World Cup match of Bangladesh. It's not cricket, it's the football world cup!
We can't say what surprises he will bring to us in the next four years, but we want to say that change in Bangladesh football is very much needed. The change is in the hands of Kazi Salauddin, but there is no harm. Ordinary football lovers want to go to the field and shout for the country, want to see the victory of the country.