Super Cup next year

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is contemplating to introduce a Tk 2-crore tournament to the domestic calendar next year with the top eight clubs of the B. League, which starts this weekend.
BFF president Kazi Salahuddin revealed the plan yesterday, informing that the winners will pocket one crore taka.
"The other teams will get considerable amount as prize money, but nothing has been finalised yet," said Salahuddin.
"We are planning to hold this tournament after the B. League with the top eight clubs. This will make the teams more competitive and hope that our football will gradually get rid off the curse of match fixing," Salahuddin hoped.
"The attractive prize money will lure the clubs so they will try to finish among the top eight and not give up points after avoiding relegation.
"We are planning this tournament so the whole nation becomes a professional football nation," said the former national football captain adding that the BFF will start looking for a sponsor for the mega event.
The BFF currently has Citycell as its partner in progress and gets Tk 16-crore for a three-year sponsorship deal with one of the leading cellular phone operators of the country.
It was learned that the B. League committee was also trying to lay a fixture for this year's tournament that will considerably reduce chances of fixed matches, especially towards the end of the competition.
The inaugural professional league last year was marred by alleged fixed matches and the federation has yet to find out a solution to stop such games or punish the guilty, mainly because of the big teams' involvement in foul play.
Salahuddin also hinted at bringing foreign teams in the Super Cup.
"We are not inviting any foreign teams in the first Super Cup because we want to ensure that the (prize) money stays home. But in future, when the tournament gets a shape, we will invite foreign teams. This will enhance the standard as well giving the crowd more excitement," added the BFF chief.