Bangladesh national women鈥檚 football team players will be paid their monthly salaries from FIFA鈥檚 annual fund from now on, instead of sponsor money managed by the Bangladesh Football Federation, BFF women鈥檚 wing chairman Mahfuza Akhter Kiron confirmed on Sunday.
鈥業t is a bit of a relief for us (BFF) that from now on, we are allowed to pay women鈥檚 footballers salaries from the FIFA fund,鈥� Kiron told the reporters.
There are 31 footballers under BFF鈥檚 central contract in four categories of salary - Tk 50,000, Tk 30,000, Tk 20,000, and Tk 18,000 - since August 2023, following their maiden SAFF Women鈥檚 Championship title in 2022.
As the BFF had been struggling to regularly pay the monthly salary of women鈥檚 footballers, which is around Tk 11 lakh, they requested FIFA for help regarding this issue.
鈥楩IFA gave the permission, in response to our (BFF) request. Previously, we did not have the opportunity to pay the players鈥� salary from FIFA鈥檚 annual grant,鈥� said Kiron.
The BFF is set to renew its contract with the players in May.
The FIFA provides around Tk 10 crore to BFF as an annual grant.
