Daffodil Beat AIUB 3-0 to Win ABG University Cup Football Title
Daffodil International University have won the ABG University Cup 2026 football tournament. In Tuesday's final at the Kings Arena of ABG Sports City, they beat American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) 3-0.
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Tabith Awal attended the prize-giving ceremony after the final as chief guest. The guests handed the trophy and prize money to the champion and runner-up teams.
Special guests included ABG Sports City director Md Imrul Hasan, football columnist and analyst Md Ikramuzzaman, former national footballer Rumman Bin Walid Sabbir, and BFF executive members Said Hasan Kanon, Imtiaz Hamid Sabuj and Md Zakir Hossain.
In the individual awards, Daffodil's Yunus Abu Bakar won both player of the final and player of the tournament. AIUB's Akkas Ali finished as the tournament's top scorer.
AIUB's Mehdi Hasan was named best goalkeeper and his teammate Rashedul Islam best defender. Players who performed well throughout the tournament received special awards in various categories.
Students from various private universities in the country took part in the tournament, organised on the initiative of Anvir Bashundhara Group. Senior officials of Bashundhara Group and ABG Sports City, teachers and representatives of different universities, students and a large number of spectators attended the ceremony.
According to the organisers, the main aim of the tournament was to develop football talent at university level, involve the young generation in sport and increase harmony among students of different institutions. They hope the competition will produce footballers fit for the national team in the coming days.
