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.
Robson Robinho reached the 50-goal mark in the Bangladesh Premier League as Bashundhara Kings made it four wins out of four with an emphatic 3-0 win over Sheikh Jamal DC at Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Stadium in Gopalganj today.
A brilliant second-half strike from Edward Enrique helped Bangladesh Police FC return to winning ways in the Bangladesh Premier League with a 1-0 win over Sheikh Russel KC at the Bashundhara Kings Arena on Saturday.
Abahani's poor start to the season continued as they were beaten 1-0 by Fortis FC in the second round of the Bangladesh Premier League at the Muktijuddho Smriti Stadium in Rajshahi yesterday.
Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra lived some nervy moments before registering a 2-1 win over Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the first match of the Bangladesh Premier League season at the Bashundhara Kings Arena today.
Six-time champions Abahani started their Bangladesh Premier League campaign on the wrong foot for the seventh time as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Rahmatganj MFS in their opening fixture at the Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Stadium in Gopalganj today.
The 16th edition of the country's top-tier football competition, the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), is set to get underway across four venues today.
Bashundhara Kings made history by lifting the Bangladesh Premier League title for the fourth successive time after Brazilian forward Dorielton Gomes' poker helped them register a thrilling 6-4 win over Sheikh Russel at the Bashundhara Kings Arena yesterday.
Bangladesh Police registered the joint-biggest margin of victory of the season with a 7-0 thrashing of relegation-threatened Azampur FC in their Bangladesh Premier League fixture at the Shaheed Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh yesterday.
Jamal Bhuiyan, captain of Bangladesh national football team, recently lodged a complaint to the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), seeking intervention from the local game’s governing body regarding unpaid wages of Tk 16,50,000 from his former club Saif Sporting Club.