Having suffered a bitter elimination from the Federation Cup group stage following a 1-0 defeat against archrivals Abahani on Tuesday, Mohammedan shifted their full focus to the league.
The withdrawal of three-time champions Sheikh Jamal DC and one-time champions Sheikh Russel KC has added to the league's challenges.
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.
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.
