Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- The preliminary round of JFA U-14 Women's Development programme will begin at four separate venues across the country today.

The four venues are Madaripur district, Magura district, Rangamati district and Rajshahi district.Forty two teams, split into two groups, will play the preliminary round at six venues in the round robin league format. The other two preliminary round venues are Mymensingh and Rangpur. The six champions, the best runners-up from each group, will play in the main round.

Each participating team will receive a participation fee of Taka 45,000 and the host venues will also get Taka 45,000. The teams that advance to the final round will have another financial support from the federation.The final round ...