BFF assures booters
Bangladesh Soccer Federation president Kazi Salahuddin has promised footballers that he'd take on an amicable decision regarding native players' contracts with the clubs for 2019-20 season, which has already been closed as a result of coronavirus pandemic.
Some 25 players including nationwide booters Mamunul Islam, Tapu Barman, Yeasin Khan, Asharaful Islam Rana, Raihan Hasan and Saad Uddin yesterday met the BFF president at the federation headquarters with the expectation of finding a remedy over the settlement of their contracts with the clubs. The clubs possess not resolved contract issues with the local players despite closing the problem with foreign players consistent with FIFA-recommended mutual understanding process.
"We talked about two things. The first element is the players' current contracts with the clubs. The second thing that we discussed was getting the next period started within the next 8 weeks as the players have been suffering financially with no footballing activities within the last four a few months," Mamunul Islam said following the meeting.
"The BFF president told us that he'd talk with the clubs before going for a pleasant decision so that neither the clubs nor the players suffer," Mamunul said, adding they are even ready to scarify some part of their salaries.
BFF standard secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag said that the BFF president asked the national footballers to become listed on the national camp before any talk to the clubs.
"The players said they are hearing whispers that they might have to take up for their particular clubs with the previous contracts. Demanding new agreements for new season, the players requested the BFF president to uphold the players' interest. The president informed them that both players and clubs have to sacrifice in this regard," Shohag explained, adding that the players likewise sought for recommendations from the BFF.
The BFF general secretary also informed that the players would place their proposals in black and white in a few days.
