Dhaka Wanderers Club was one of the strongest domestic football teams before independence. Gradually their strength decreased. This is the first time the club has reached the Premier League in the era of professional football. Their debut did not go well. It started with a big loss. In their first match in the league, traditional Mohammedans could not stand up. They were defeated 6-0 in the two white-black matches held at Shahid Barkat Stadium in Gazipur on Friday. Black and white captain Suleiman Diabate scored a pair of goals.

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Dhaka Wanderers is a history in the country's football. Dhaka Wanderers won the First Division League seven times in a decade from 1950-60. After independence, the club of Motijheel Para was lost. The club, founded in 1937, lost a large fan base in the 1990s when it was relegated to the second division. In 1987, they finished runners-up in the Federation Cup final, losing to Mohammedan. Their rivalry with the Black and Whites was seen as the first domestic club rivalry in Bangladesh football history. Wanderers started the top league with a loss to Mohammedan.

In 1996, Wanderers made their appearance again in the Second Division Football League. That year, he became the runner-up and placed in the first division. In 2018-19, the senior division reached the championship league as runners-up in football. Last year, Dhaka Wanderers made it to the top league for the first time by becoming runners-up in the second tier of the professional league.

Mohammedan showed magic in Gazipur. Although the black and whites played with foreigners, the Wanderers made an eleven with only locals. They have flown to the goal of foreigners. Mohamedan captain Mali forward Suleiman Diabat scored twice. In addition, two foreign Nigerians Emmanuel Sunday and Ghanaian Buetong Ernest

And local footballers Rakibul Islam and Sourav Dewan scored one goal each.

Meanwhile, Munshiganj's Bir Shrestha Flight Lieut. Brothers Union started with a win in the other match of the day at Matiur Rahman Stadium. They beat Police 2-1 to pick up all three points. Two Gambians Maddy Casey and Zakaria Darboe scored one goal each for the winning team. Manik Hossain Molla scored a goal for the police.