Anika from Sweden to join the team

February 17, 2026
The British coach of the Bangladesh women's football team, Peter Butler, has announced the 26-member final team ahead of the AFC Women's Essan Cup to be held next March. This year's competition is the most popular surprise in the Swedish footballer Anika Rathanan Siddiqui.

Although the coach of the 23-member squad is usually the Nitham, the coach Butler has given special opportunity to include 26 footballers in the Asian Football Confederation. However, this competition is also a veteran footballer Sabina Khatun and Masura Parveen, which has given rise to discussion in the football arena.

 

Anika, a resident of Sweden, came to Dhaka at her own expense for four days. Traal was back in the day and was included in the team based on the positive report of the team's Australian fitness coach Lord. He got up.

Although he came at his own expense last time, this time he was brought under the management of the federation.

Coach Peter Butler did not see him in direct practice but gave him a chance in the Ashtaan Cup team, trusting the fitness coach's report. 

The Bangladesh team will be in Dhaka for Australia on the night of February 19 at the Ashitan Cup mission. The team is scheduled to arrive in Sydney on February 20 after a halt in Thailand. Bangladesh will camp there from 20th to 26th February at Valentine Park in Sydney.