Bridges are intertwined which, in the absence of confirmations, serve to feed the rumors. Before the New Year celebrations and after the consecration to the World Cup in Qatar 2022, the honorary consul of Bangladesh in Argentina, Leander Gabardianticipated that the intention of the president of the Football Federation of that Asian country, Kazi Salauddin, was to receive selection during the following year. And this Tuesday Gabardi himself accepted the invitation of the president of the AFA, Claudius “Chiqui” Tapiato receive the thanks of the Albiceleste players and officials for the support of the fans during the competition.
In addition to the reopening of the Argentine embassy in Bangladesh, the messages of the players thanking them for the accompaniment and joy during the progress of the World Cup, has been added the push of the Argentine fans who have even turned to social networks to return that support to the National Cricket Team, who simultaneously achieved historic achievements as well.
Gabardi, who is also a director of the Lezega firm, was in the presidential office of the Ezeiza estate for about 20 minutes, where they talked “about the experiences and the blue-and-white fanaticism expressed by the Asian country during the World Cup,” the AFA explained. in a statement.
“Claudio Tapia expressed his gratitude on behalf of the national team to all the people of Bangladesh for their constant support during the tournament and his passionate way of expressing it on the streets of Dhaka as well as many other cities,” he added.
The madness that has been experienced in Bangladesh at every match of the Argentina national team has made headlines not only in our country but all over the world. Lionel Messi once managed to lift the trophy on Qatari soil Sheikh Hasinaprime minister of Bangladesh, sent a letter of congratulations to Alberto Fernández.
This has reinforced the Asian country’s desire to have the national team and Messi on their home turf.
The Bengali manager mainly highlighted the feeling that the inhabitants of her country express for the Argentine team. “The people of Bangladesh have shown their admiration and love for her through their spontaneous celebration of their national football team’s World Cup victory,” the official text added.
Such is the devotion to Argentine players, mainly Lionel Messi, that Sadia FaizunnessaBangladesh’s ambassador to Brazil and who acts as diplomatic authority for Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Chile, admitted that she dreams of the national team and, above all, its captain, playing a match on her land.
“We want to bring Messi to Bangladesh”expressed Faizunnesa in dialogue with the press agency telam. And he warned: “We will try to do it, we want to play a match in Bangladesh. Messi is very popular, we love Argentines for football, so it would be an honor to have him in our country.”.
The beginning of the cycle
In this sense, the ambassador assured that “there is a historic link between Bangladesh and Argentina”. “When we declared independence in 1971, Argentina recognized it very early on,” he recalled, and assured that the figure of Diego Maradona was the key to generating this Asian country’s fanaticism for South American football.
“Since we were a British colony, football has always been very popular. Argentina has always stood out, so there started to be more and more interest in the Argentine team and at the 1986 World Cup Maradona became a legend. I remember many people they saw the World Cup in Bangladesh”contacted.
The memory of the only time they met
In a recent interview with Bangladesh’s most popular newspaper, the president of that Asian country’s Football Federation, Kazi Salauddin, recalled the only time his team played a match against Argentina. “The Merdeka Cup was in Malaysia, in 1986. There, the Argentina football team faced the Bangladesh football team. Some players from the Argentina national team participated in that match. Bangladesh lost the match 5-2. Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu and Sheikh Mohammad Aslam scored two goals for Bangladesh”, af
Source: Clarin
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