BFF to introduce salary structure

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is contemplating the introduction of a salary structure for the national footballers in hope that it will enhance the performance of the national football team.

BFF president Kazi Salahuddin met five national players -- Ashraful Islam Rana, Bishwanath Ghosh, Saad Uddin, Mahbubur Rahman Sufil and Tutul Hossain Badsha -- who could not be part of team for the World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers due injuries and disclosed his plan at an informal meeting at the BFF House yesterday.

"It will be selected by a technical committee comprising foreign and local staff. I want the players to be in a win-win situation. There will be three categories in the salary structure, which I believe will bring competition among the players because contracts will be reviewed on the basis of performance."