“We are thinking of how to include the name of Sher-e-Bangla with the National Football Championship as it was once used with the championship and we are also considering how to keep both Sher-e-Bangla and sponsor name in the meet,” said BFF member Harun-ur Rashid on Thursday.

The BFF led by the then SA Sultan-Anwarul Haq Helal executive committee dropped the name of Sher-e-Bangla from the championship citing that the sponsors were not interest in sponsoring in the meet if the name of Sher-e-Bangla remained associated with the meet.

Rashid informed that they would organise the championship in two phases – league-basis preliminary round and knockout-basis finals and would get underway from October 1 and end before the start of B. League in November.

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Wali, of Dhaka Abahani Limited, was presented with a trophy and a cheque for Tk 50,000.

Meanwhile, Chittagong Mohammedan SC was awarded the Fair-Play Trophy.

Mohammedan’s Nigerian striker Alamu Bukola Olaleken received a cheque for Tk 50,000 for his unbeaten 19 goals out of 20 league matches.

Mohammedan coach Maruful Haq accepted the cheque on Olaleken’s behalf, as he is currently in Nigeria.

State minister for youth and sports Ahad Ali Sarker also presented the B League champion’s trophy to Abahani, and runners-up silverware to Mohammedan Sporting Club.

The two teams were also given cheques for Tk 10 lakh and Tk 5 respectively.

Third-placed Sheikh Russell and fourth-placed Brothers Union received Tk 3 lakh and Tk 2 lakh each.

Source: bdnews24.com