DHAKA, April 25, 2025 (BSS)- Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) President 
Tabith Awal distributed certificates to the football academies registered in 
different parts of the country under the accreditation scheme run by the BFF.

On the occasion a colorful programme was organised at the district Council 
Auditorium in Rajshahi today (Friday).

BFF President Tabith Awal was present as the chief guest at the event, said a 
BFF press release here. 

BFF vice-president Wahid Uddin Chowdhury Happy, its executive members 
Shakhwat Hossain Bhuiyan Shaheen and Kamrul Hasan Hilton and Technical 
Committee Chairman were present, among others.

In 2020, the BFF technical committee started the nationwide academy 
registration process in accordance with the AFC and FIFA guidelines. That 
year, 78 academies were registered. Later, 40 academies were registered in 
2021, 25 in 2022, 35 in 2023, and another 110 academies were registered by 
April 1, 2025. So far, a total of 268 'one star' and 17 'two star' academies 
have been registered with the BFF.

The BFF Academy Championship 2023-24 was held with the participation of its 
registered academies, where games were organised at 24 venues funded by FIFA. 
In which, 4,800 young footballers participated.

Thirty five talented footballers selected from the tournament were brought 
under the BFF Elite Academy. In addition, a total of 550 coaches received 
certificates after participating in grassroots coaching courses from the BFF-
registered academies at eight divisional levels from 2020 to 2024.

After the certificate presentation ceremony, BFF Technical Director Saiful 
Bari Titu conducted a workshop where detailed discussions were held on the 
development, management and training methods of the academies.