Brothers roping in Maharjan

Brothers Union are set to rope in Nepalese coach Bal Gopal Maharjan with a hope of achieving good results in the upcoming Federation Cup and the Bangladesh Premier League.

Maharjan, who once played for Brothers Union in the now defunct Dhaka Premier League, is scheduled to arrive here today ahead of the Federation Cup, which starts from June 10.

“The reasons behind appointing Maharjan are: he is a former player of Brothers Union, Nepalese football teams have improved a lot under his coaching and, he can speak Bengali which will help communication with the players,” said the club's director-in-charge Mohiuddin Ahmed Mohi yesterday.

Maharjan, a former striker of Nepal national team, coached the country's Olympic team to success in the 2016 Bangabandhu Gold Cup in Dhaka after having guided the Nepal U-19 team to triumph in the inaugural SAFF U-19 Championship in 2015.

Indian coach Syed Nayeemuddin guided Brothers Union in the last two seasons.