Dhaka – The final phase of the Independence Cup Kabaddi tournament will begin at Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium at Paltan on Friday.Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation (BKF) President and IGP Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary is expected to be the chief in the opening ceremony.
Bogura district team will face Khulna district team in the opening match of the three-day tournament at 4:00pm.In the other opening day’s matches, Mymensingh will take on Sylhet at 5:00pm while Dinajpur play Barishal at 6:00pm and Madaripur play Chattogram at 7:00pm.
A total of eight teams, split in two groups, are taking part in the meet, sponsored by Bashundhara Group.
Bogura, Khulna, Mymensingh and Sylhet pitted in Group ‘A’ while Group ‘B’ comprises of Dinajpur, Barishal, Madaripur and Chattogram districts.
BKF general secretary and additional DIG Habibur Rahman disclosed all these at a press conference at Bangladesh Olympic Association Auditorium (BOA) on Thursday.
We have got six promising players for national camp from the last edition, now our main focus is on the upcoming Asian Games. We are giving importance on this competition as preparation before the Asian event,” said BKF general secretary.UNB
