Domestic football in July

The football season of 2008 will kick of on July 1 with the Federation Cup, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and the professional league cubs announced yesterday.
With the footballers calling strike in the wake of the cancellation of this month's transfer for the B. League and taking a decision of not playing for even the national team, the BFF involved the clubs to make a joint statement at the BFF Bhaban to convince the players about the authenticity of the declaration.
The representatives of the eight clubs were present while BFF president SA Sultan announced that the transfer will be held from May 15-30 and the B. League will begin on July 20.
Although the transfer is scheduled for May, the domestic football will start in July as the national team will be busy in May and June for the AFC Challenge Cup in Kyrgyzstan and the SAFF Championship in Maldives and Sri Lanka.
When asked about the players' decision not to participate in any activities under the BFF till the transfer, Sultan hoped that the booters would understand the situation and move from the decision to not attend national camp.
Abahani director Kazi Nabil, who was present, said they have already talked with the players who have agreed to join national camp.
But still, they will not play in domestic football until the transfer.
It would kill BFF's remaining hopes to stage the Swadhinata Cup this month.