All the big names of the local football urged the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday to reschedule the players’ transfers due to the unstable political scenario of the country.
In a letter to the BFF the seven leading names of the local football, reigning Dhaka Premier League champions Sheikh Russell KC, runners-up Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, Abahani Ltd, Dhaka Mohammedan, Brothers Union, Muktijoddha SKC and Soccer Club of Feni urged the federation to adjourn the players’ registration process as they will not be able to complete the procedure within the deadline of October 31. The other three teams of BPL - Team BJMC, Uttar Baridhara and Chittagong Abahani – however, did not sign the memo.
The scenario all of a sudden took a u-turn as all the clubs previously agreed to start the Federation Cup from November 4 and agreed to complete the players’ registration as per the deadline of October 31.
The latest development can be dubbed as a bad omen for the upcoming season as the political stability is a subject of uncertainty and there is no guarantee when will it commence. Moreover BFF, at the moment is also struggling to cope with the time as they have no title sponsors for the league and other tournaments. The players’ registration process is also surrounded by complicacies as Sheikh Russell and Dhaka Mohammedan are in a tug of war regarding four players who allegedly have taken money from both the clubs, but presently are in the Russell tent.
The Professional League Committee of the BFF will sit in an emergency meeting to review the position today.
