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Jewel Rana to retire today

Sports Reporter
Former national football captain Jewel Rana will hang up his boots during today'? B. League match between Abahani-Mohammedan at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.
Jewel is uncertain to play in the important game but it will bring an end to an illustrious career of two decades during which he led the country to win the SAF Games football gold medal in Kathmandu 1999.
The intelligent central defender, who began his career in the top division in 1988, made national team debut in the next year at the SAF Games in Islamabad.
Since then, Jewel was an integral part of the national team before playing his last match for the nation also in 1999.
"I have been preparing for this moment for long and I am not so sad to leave the scene," said Jewel, who returned to Mohammedan this season with retirement plans.
Jewel got the captain's armband this season, which has been interrupted by injury and lack of form to force him quit midway through the professional league.
"May be I'll feel worse when I permanently become a spectator," said Jewel who is expected to be involved with
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the Mohammedan management in future.
Recalling the most memorable chapu । ol ins < areer, Jewel said that wining the SAF Games final against Nepal Is still his best.
"It was unbelievable. We were almost on the brink of elimination from the competition but bounced back to win the title against all odds.
"I haven't got much sad memories but I feel that the pool system in football has really damaged the game. Sometimes, the club's had 'gentlemen's agreement', sometimes the federation forced it on teams. May be this was the reason why Abahani never made me an offer. 1 regret not playing for them," added the veteran, who had also played for Muklijoddha and Brothers Union -- the remaining big names of domestic football.
He believed that the Bangladesh Football Federation has taken initiatives to develop the game and president Kazi Salahuddin has many plans.
“But the president alone can't do anything. He will need the right man at the right place. Four years is also not enough to do something really good. With good support, it is possible for him to build a bright future."