Amid an ongoing player-coach dispute, Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) director Brigadier General Md Munirul Islam visited Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday to meet members of the national women's team.

His visit came as 18 footballers continued their protest against head coach Peter Butler, demanding the Englishman's removal. Of the 30 players in camp, eight are current BKSP students -- three of whom are boycotting training.

"I have been seeing in the media that members of the national women's team are raising some issues. We have many players in this squad, including former BKSP students, so I felt the need to come here and understand their concerns as their BKSP guardian," Islam said after meeting players at the BFF dormitory.

"I just expressed my feelings, not recommendations, because the BFF will take care of the matter. The players have their own perspectives, but they also want to perform well in the UAE matches [in February-March]. I learned from them and guided them because discipline is the foremost requirement in any sport," he added.

Meanwhile, a seven-member BFF Special Committee continued its efforts to achieve a resolution in the matter yesterday, interviewing the remaining 11 of the 18 boycotting footballers.

A Special Committee member, requesting anonymity, told The Daily Star, "Those [boycotting] players have another worry -- losing their central contracts with the BFF; which although had ended in October [last year]."