All the 18 rebel national women's footballers of the SAFF Women's Champions Bangladesh Football team finally signed a six-month contract with Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) recently .
With the inclusion of 18 rebel booters, all the preliminary selected 53 women's footballers, are now under the BFF payroll in different categories.
Earlier in the first phase in February, thirty five preliminarily selected women's footballers signed six-month contract with BFF.
Eight national booters out of 18 are now in national training camp in Dhaka under the team's Head Coach Peter Butler.
The rest 10 booters, now in Bhutan,to play in the Bhutan Women's National Football League, signed contract with BFF recently from Bhutan, Chairman of the BFF Women’s Wing Mahfuza Akter Kiron confirmed.
A record ten players will play together in the Bhutan national women’s league beginning on May 10.
BCL Football: Arambagh KS beat BFF Elite Academy by 2-0 goals
Four players --Bangladesh captain Sabina Khatun, SAFF's best player Ritu Porna Chakma, reliable national booters Monika Chakma and Matsushima Sumaya will play for Paro FC. national defender Masura Parvin, SAFF's best goalkeeper Rupna Chakma and Krishna Rani Sarkar will play for the Transport United while Maria Manda, Sanjida Akter and Shamsunnahar Sr will play for Thimphu City.
Of the above 10 national booters, nine booters except Matsushima Sumaya, signed contract with BFF in the highest Grade A of Tk 55,000, Tk 5000 more than the previous contract along with another four other players
The four other Grade A footballers are : Tahura Khantun. Sheuly Azim, Shamsun Nahar Jr and Nilufa Yesmin Nila
The BFF is conducting women's national training camp under head coach Peter Butler ahead of their two international friendly matches against Jordan on May 31 and with Indonesia on June 3, both the matches will be held in Jordan.
Earlier in January 30, 18 rebel national women's footballers boycotted the national training camp under head coach Peter Butler raising some allegations against him.