BPFL Kicks off on Tuesday
Dhaka, April 4: Bangladesh Football Federation has set the new kick-off date for Bangladesh Premier Football League and the top-flight league will get underway on Tuesday.
Football’s governing body on Friday also accepted the demand of the premier league clubs and fixed the appearance money at Tk2.5m, a rise of Tk1.5m from last season.
“The clubs demanded a raise in the participation money and after talking to the sponsors, we are convinced and have decided to accept their demand,” BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag told the media on Friday after the professional league committee meeting.
Shohag also provided the reason behind the delay in announcing the kick-off date.
As reported before, the entire first-phase matches will be held at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka owing to the ongoing political unrest throughout the country.
The top-tier is already three-four months behind schedule due to several international commitments of the Bangladesh team, especially the third edition of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup and the AFC Under-23 Championship Group E Qualifiers.