FIFA bans continue to hit Bangladesh’s leading football clubs. Within the past eight days, two of the country’s most prominent teams, Abahani and Mohammedan, were barred from registering players. Now, Bashundhara Kings have also faced a similar sanction.
The five-time Bangladesh Premier League champions, Bashundhara Kings, previously enjoyed success on the field, with players and coaching staff receiving honors and additional bonuses beyond their contracts. However, financial troubles during the 2024-25 season have led to disputes over unpaid dues.
“𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒏 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝑭𝑰𝑭𝑨 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒃 𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒂𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔, 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒔,” 𝒂 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒈𝒖𝒆 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅.
Timeline of Recent FIFA Sanctions
The Kings first faced a FIFA ban on August 27, following claims from former Romanian coach Valeri Tite. Between October 23 and 29, four additional sanctions were issued, with Mohammedan banned on October 29 and Dhaka Abahani on November 3. The latest ban on Bashundhara Kings was imposed yesterday.
Although the Bangladesh Premier League transfer window has closed, the bans do not currently affect the clubs’ participation in ongoing matches. However, player transfers between leagues will require the FIFA bans to be lifted. The restrictions will remain in place until the clubs settle their outstanding payments or players voluntarily withdraw their complaints.
“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒈𝒆: 𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒃𝒔 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔,” 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒂 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏.
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