This photograph taken on February 19, 2026 shows Bangladesh women's national football team captain Afeida Khandaker (C), coach Peter Butler (R) and Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) women's wing head Mahfuza Akter Kiron addressing a press conference in Dhaka. Bangladesh's national football team face daunting odds at their first-ever Women's Asian Cup, but have already scored a major victory by qualifying. In the South Asian nation of 170 million, social stigma, family expectations, poverty and religious hardliners have long relegated women and girls to sports sidelines. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'FBL-ASIA-2026-WOMEN-BAN' FOCUS