It remains unclear whether he was not offered any contracts or if he declined the offers as he has been abroad.
The participating clubs will also have the opportunity to compete in three competitions instead of the five originally listed in the yearly calendar.
“The officials who usually handle the forming of the squad for Sheikh Russel, told us about a week ago that they won’t form a squad,” said a coach who was supposed to be part of Sheikh Russel’s coaching staff, seeking anonymity.
The players’ registration window for BPL opened on June 1, with only Abahani having officially completed the registration of 14 players as of Wednesday.
Bangladesh Premier League football champions Bashundhara Kings will take on Mohammedan in the final of the Federation Cup in Mymensingh today, while in Dublin, German champions Bayer Leverkusen will face Atalanta in the grand finale of the UEFA Europa League.
After referee Symoon Hasan Sunny blew the final whistle following Bashundhara Kings’ 2-1 win against Mohammedan in Mymensingh yesterday, ensuring the Kings’ historic fifth consecutive title of the Bangladesh Premier League, two-goal hero Dorielton Gomes sunk to his knees before laying on the ground, thanking the heavens for what they had just achieved.
Kings' imminent milestone will be unprecedented in the history of Bangladesh football.
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) on Friday decided to relegate only the bottom team instead of bottom two teams from the ongoing BPL.
Abahani are now one point behind second-placed Mohammedan, having played a game more.
It remains unclear whether he was not offered any contracts or if he declined the offers as he has been abroad.
The participating clubs will also have the opportunity to compete in three competitions instead of the five originally listed in the yearly calendar.
“The officials who usually handle the forming of the squad for Sheikh Russel, told us about a week ago that they won’t form a squad,” said a coach who was supposed to be part of Sheikh Russel’s coaching staff, seeking anonymity.
The players’ registration window for BPL opened on June 1, with only Abahani having officially completed the registration of 14 players as of Wednesday.
Bangladesh Premier League football champions Bashundhara Kings will take on Mohammedan in the final of the Federation Cup in Mymensingh today, while in Dublin, German champions Bayer Leverkusen will face Atalanta in the grand finale of the UEFA Europa League.
After referee Symoon Hasan Sunny blew the final whistle following Bashundhara Kings’ 2-1 win against Mohammedan in Mymensingh yesterday, ensuring the Kings’ historic fifth consecutive title of the Bangladesh Premier League, two-goal hero Dorielton Gomes sunk to his knees before laying on the ground, thanking the heavens for what they had just achieved.
Kings' imminent milestone will be unprecedented in the history of Bangladesh football.
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) on Friday decided to relegate only the bottom team instead of bottom two teams from the ongoing BPL.
Abahani are now one point behind second-placed Mohammedan, having played a game more.
Mahbubur Rahman Sufil, Mannaf Rabbi and Nasir Uddin Chowdhury – three familiar names of Bangladesh football in the last decade but increasingly oblivious over the last few years -- have produced a rare instance in the Bangladesh Premier League today, scoring all four goals in a 2-2 draw between Brothers Union and Chittagong Abahani.