BFF assistant secretary Ashraf-uddin Ahmed Chunnu said yesterday that the tournament is likely to be held in September after completion of the school tournament.

"We have decided to arrange it because without that there is no value of the school tournament. But everything will be decided in the June 7 executive committee meeting," said the former national footballer.

The federation revived the school competition after a long gap last year but only with 56 metropolitan schools but this time it has decided to extend it to all the divisional headquarters.

"The Dhaka City Corporation has already assured us to sponsor the Dhaka zone tournament and we are also looking forward to get sponsors for the divisions. If we fail to get sponsor, the BFF will bear the expenses," said Chunnu.

He said that they have dropped the plan to pick up fifty talented players from the tournament for long-term training.

"We tried it last year but unfortunately, respective schools were reluctant to leave their boys," he added.