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Vol. 5 Num 305 Wed. April 06, 2005  
   
Sports


Independence Day football final April 16


The final of the Independence Day Gold Cup football tournament will be held on April 16 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.

Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is expected to distribute trophies after the final, informed Bangladesh Football Federation's deputy general secretary Manzoor Hossain Malu yesterday. The match will kick off at 4pm.

Originally, the final between Brothers Union and Muktijoddha Sangsad on April 30 had to be abandoned after just 12 minutes due to heavy showers with Brothers leading 1-0.

Malu said that the Federation Cup will begin from April 22.

The decision was taken on Tuesday at an executive committee meeting of the BFF. The Federation Cup, which was halted after end of the qualifying rounds, was scheduled to resume on April 12. The final is now slated for May 1.

He also hoped that the BFF was eager to start the Dhaka Premier Football League in the second week of May.