The women’s football event of Bangabandhu ninth Bangladesh Games will begin today (Monday) at Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the city’s Kamalapur area with two matches are billed for the opening day.

In the day’s first match, Rajshahi football team face Khulna football team at 9.30 am and Mymensingh football team meet Ansar and VDP football team at 11.30 am

A total of eight teams– seven district teams along with Ansar and VDP– split into two groups are taking part in the competition.

Women’s Football team (grouping):

Group A – Mymensingh, Rajshahi, Khulna and Ansar and VDP football teams

Group B – Magura, Faridpur, Brahmanbaria and Panchagarh football teams.