FIFA World Cup trophy arrives in city today
Wednesday, 8 June 2022
The FIFA World Cup trophy will arrive in Dhaka today (Wednesday) giving Bangladeshi fans the chance to experience football's most coveted prize, reports BSS.
A chartered flight, carrying the original FIFA World Cup trophy, which will tour Bangladesh from June 8-11, is expected to land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 10.45 am, Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohagh told newsmen on Tuesday.
Shohag informed that the trophy tour would be accompanied by a seven-member FIFA delegation, including French 1998 World Cup winner Christian Karembeu. Officials of Coca Cola and BFF, led by the BFF president Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin, will receive the trophy from the airport, he added.
The BFF general secretary said during the tour of Bangladesh, the trophy will be taken to the President's residence, the Bangabhaban at 4pm, and the residence of the Prime Minister, the Ganobhaban at 7 pm.
A cultural programme will be held as the trophy will be displayed at the Army Stadium for the public today (Wednesday).
The global tour of the world's most coveted trophy started on May 12 with a first-stop event in Dubai.