The FIFA World Cup trophy will arrive in Dhaka today (Wednesday) giving Bangladeshi fans the chance to experience football's most coveted prize.
A chartered flight, carrying the original FIFA World Cup trophy, which will tour Bangladesh from June 8-11, is expected to land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 10.45 am, Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohagh told newsmen yesterday.Shohag informed that the trophy tour would be accompanied by a seven-member FIFA delegation, including French 1998 World Cup winner Christian Karembeu.
Officials of Coca Cola and BFF, led by the BFF president Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin, will receive the trophy from the airport, he added.
The BFF general secretary said during the tour of Bangladesh, the trophy will be taken to the President's residence, the Bangabhaban at 4pm, and the residence of the Prime Minister, the Ganabhaban at 7 pm.
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