Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defense Party and Rajshahi district football team won their respective group A matches of the Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games women’s football event held today at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the city’s Kamalapur.

In the day’s first match, Ansar crushed Khulna district football team by 17-0 goals in the one-sided affairs.

In the day’s match, Thuinu scored ten goals and Lida netted three goals while Munki, Rupa Akter, Sirat Sabrin and Shirin Akter supported them with a lone goal each for Ansar.

In the day’s second match, Rajshahi district defeated Mymensingh district by 7-1 goals.

In the proceeding, Songkranti Bala and Shahina Akter struck twice each while Sumiya Akter, Srimori Karnofuli, and Nipa Rani supported them with a lone goal apiece for Rajshahi.

Nargis Akter scored the lone goal for Mymensingh.

With the day’s victory, Rajshahi emerged group A champions while Ansar finished group runners-up to move to the semifinal.

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.