Astro-turf to be opened on May 31

The newly-laid astro-turf at the Bhalur math adjacent to the Bangladesh Football Federation house will be opened for play through a friendly match between traditional foes Abahani and Mohammedan on May 31.
The astro-turf remains unused for nearly two months after the installation of the turf during FIFA president Sepp Blatter's visit on March 6.
Under the FIFA Goal project-2, an artificial turf worth nearly 500,000 dollars was supposed to be installed in the latter part of 2009 to increase practice facilities for the national team as well as clubs but it took more than two years before being completed in May this year. AFC president Mohamed Bin Hamman laid the foundation stone in March, 2008.