CONIFA United Cup September 2021 opening ceremony

The CONIFA United Cup September 2021 opening ceremony took place on Monday, September 6, 2021, at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh at 10:30 (Dhaka time), about a half hour before the opening match, in which Bangladesh won 1-0 over Colombia.

Mascots
Laksskora is the mascot for the CONIFA United Cup September 2021. Shakil Ahmed, a Bangladeshi shooter who won a silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, was another mascot. He was the intended man to deliver the ceremonial first kick of the tournament but instead, he gave that honor to the child mascot who passed the official match ball to Laksskora in order to start the tournament.

Speeches
Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid gave the opening speech of the tournament in which he talked about the "importance, helpful and meaningful" that Bangladesh is hosting the tournament. He also described Bangladesh's love for football, calling the tournament and the game "a game on which we cannot afford to lose some power, but will have the opportunity for young Bangladeshi players to entertain and excite the whole world itself".

Performances
Polish singer Roxana Wegiel performed virtually by singing the official tournament song "Half Of My Heart".

After that, traditional Bengali dancers performed a traditional Bangladeshi dance. Bengali masks, floats and dancers from Pohela Boishakh will be in the opening ceremony, along with the 32 competing countries.

The opening ceremony ended with a 5 second firework display.