Early league leaders Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd will play the even more unlikely high flyers in 2nd ranked Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society in a vital 7th round match of the 10-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football at 2:45 pm at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Dutta Stadium in Cumilla on Friday (January 10).
In the day’s another 7th round match, defending champions Bashundhara Kings will face lowly Youngmen’s Club Fakirerpool at 5:30 pm at their home venue -–Bashundhara Kings Arena in the capital.
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Brothers Union Club will meet Dhaka Wanderers Club in the day’s other match at 2:45 pm at the Shaheed Barkat Stadium in Gazipur.
The traditional black and whites Mohammedan SC, which miserably eliminated from the ongoing Federation Cup Football before reaching the qualifiers, comfortably dominated the BPL table with all-win record securing full 18 points from straight six matches while the old Dhaka outfit Rahmatganj MFS followed the leader neck and neck collecting 15 points from six matches, losing their only match to holders Bashundhara Kings by 4-1 goals.
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After the sixth round matches, six-time champions foreign booter-less Dhaka Abahani Limited are in the 3rd slot in the league table with 13 points, Brothers Union Club at the 4th place with 11 points while last season’s treble winners Bashundhara Kings are struggling at the 5th place securing 10 10 points.