SAFF C’ships in Colombo, Maldives
Bernard Perera
SOCCER: The South Asian Football Federation Chiefs who met in New
Delhi decided to hold the South Asian Football Federation Championships
from December 19 to 22 in Colombo and Maldives.
The championship will be competed by Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh,
Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan and Afghanistan. The opening ceremony
is scheduled to be held in Maldives while the closing ceremony will go
to Sri Lanka.
All group matches where Sri Lanka is involved are to be conducted in
Sri Lanka while the games involving Maldives are to be staged at the
National stadium according to reliable sources.
Meanwhile the President of the Maldives Football Association is
making a request to change the opening and the closing ceremony for them
to have the final in Male.
As there is a request for this change, the South Asian Football
Officials are scheduled to meet again to finalise the arrangements.
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