Tickets for Argentina friendly from June 20

Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin (C)

announces the ticket prices for the September 6 friendly

international match between Argentina and Nigeria at

the BFF House on Wednesday.

            Argentina-Nigeria international friendly match, schedule to be held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in September this year, will go on sale from June 20, the Bangladesh Football Federation said on Wednesday. 

          A total of 21,000 tickets will be put on sale for the much-anticipated September 6 game while 4,000 seats of the 25,000-capacity stadium will be occupied by TV rights holders and accredited people, the BFF said at a press conference. 

Initially the tickets will be available for corporate people. The others will have to wait until July 15 for their ticket.

A total of 70 per cent tickets of western gallery, which has 12,000 seats, have been reserved for corporate houses. They will also be able to buy the tickets earmarked for the corporate hospitality boxes and VIP enclosure on a first-come-first-serve basis. 

The BFF has divided the stadium into six zones – western gallery, eastern gallery, hospitality boxes, special enclosure, VIP enclosure and presidential box.

The upper and lower stands of the VIP gallery will have per unit price of Tk 20,000 and Tk 15,000 respectively. National award-winning footballers, members of the Swadhin Bangla Football team and District Football Associations, who will be able to buy VIP gallery tickets at a concession rate of Tk 5,000.

He, however, informed they are currently working to finalise the two practice grounds from their four choices, which are Fatullah stadium, Kamalapur stadium, Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium and the Banani Army stadium.

Salahuddin once again confirmed the participation of the current world player of the year, Lionel Messi.