Kazi Salahuddin, the president of South Asian Football Football Federation pledged to host the first ever SAFF Club Cup Championship in Dhaka in a felicitation program held at the BFF House on Saturday.
The Executive Committee of BFF, the Professional League Committee, the Referees Committee, the Women’s Wing, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club combinedly felicitated Salahuddin for being elected as the president of SAFF again.
“The Club Cup Championship will be held in August next, the top eight clubs of the eight SAFF countries, one invited club by the hosts will be playing in the inaugural tournament, there will be two clubs of the host country making it ten, I am every hopeful that Dhaka will be the first venue” said Salahuddin.
Salahuddin added that national U-19 skipper Vincent Hematna and national u-16 defender Tutul Hossain Badshah may fly to Belgium under the auspices of national head coach Lodewijk de Kruif.
Meanwhile Monjur Kader, the president of Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd, who was also present on the occasion, said he had brought two Nigerians who will sign for the club in the second transfer window. Wasiu Asas, an attacking midfielder and Daniel, a forward will be taking the place of Femi Orunimi and Okemiri.