Daily Jugantor became the champions of the Kool-BSJA Media Cup Football Tournament by beating ATN Bangla 2-0 in the final match held at Paltan Outer Stadium in Dhaka today.
Saddam Hossain Imran and captain Jyotirmoy Mondol each scored a goal in different halves of the match, helping Jugantor win the trophy in the 32-team tournament.
Saddam won the Player of the Final award, while his teammate Mazharul Islam Mithun was named Player of the Tournament for scoring four goals and providing two assists.
ATN Bangla’s Ad Deen Sojeeb, the runner-up team’s player, was the top scorer with four goals. The best goalkeeper award went to AK Salman from the winning team.
Earlier in the day, Jugantor beat Dhaka Tribune 2-1 in the first semifinal, thanks to two goals from Mithun. In the second semifinal, ATN Bangla secured a 1-0 win over Desh TV, with Ad Deen scoring the winning goal.
After the final match, prizes were given out by former Bangladesh football captain Imtiaz Sultan Johnny, former BSJA president Monjurul Haque, current BSJA president Arifur Rahman Babu, and other notable guests.
A total of 32 top media organizations from across the country took part in the tournament. The Daily Star was eliminated in the Round of 16.
