Feni clinched the title of the Sailor-BFF U-15 National Football Championship by beating Narayanganj 2-0

in the final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.

Nurul Absar put the boys from the south-eastern district ahead four minutes before the break and Sarwar Hossain confirmed the victory, striking ten minutes after restart.

It was Feni's first trophy at the national level in 22 years since their triumph in the Ma O Moni Gold Cup in 1993. They, however, went close to establishing their supremacy twice but had to be content with runners-up trophies in the 2004 JFA U-15 National Championship and the 2008 Club Cup Championship.

Feni put up a brilliant display right from the start on a soggy pitch, with striking duo Absar and Tamim Hossain causing havoc at the opposition backline. Feni came close to taking the lead twice but Narayanganj goalkeeper Antar Kumar, also the captain, kept his side in the match by thwarting two efforts from Absar in the 21st and 25th minutes.

Absar, who later shared the player of the final award along with Narayanganj's Rony Das, made amends by tapping in from close range to give Feni the lead before Sarwar side-volleyed from the edge of the box to double the lead.

Narayanganj defender Arafat picked up his second yellow card in the latter part of the game to rub salt in the wounds of the losing side.

Feni coach Ashraful Anwar Shimul said that some of his players like Absar, Sarwar and Kounik benefitted from practising with professional league outfit Feni Soccer.

Narayanganj coach Aslam Chowdhury claimed that the BFF did not allow two of their key players, who are in the national under-16 camp, to play in the final (though goalkeeper played) which demoralised the team.