Thursday, May 24, 2007

SAFF C’ships in Colombo, Maldives


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.


Source: Daily News SriLanka

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