Sunday, March 2, 2008

Sri Lanka, Maldives to host S Asian Football Championship

The South Asian Football Federation Championship for 2008 is scheduled to be held in the Maldives and Sri Lanka in the early part of June, a leading Sri Lankan English newspaper said Friday.

According to the Daily News, the opening ceremony will take place in the Maldivian capital of Male on June 3.

The opening ceremony will also see the match between the Maldives and Pakistan while on the same day India will take on Nepal. These four teams are in group A.

The second day, June 4, group B matches commence in Colombo with Sri Lanka confronting Afghanistan. The other teams in this group are Bangladesh and Bhutan.

The final is scheduled to be played in Colombo along with the closing ceremony on June 14.

The schedule of matches are as follows:

June 3: India - Nepal, Maldives - Pakistan in Male.

June 4: Bangladesh - Bhutan, Sri Lanka - Afghanistan in Colombo

June 5: India - Pakistan, Maldives - Nepal in Male

June 6: Bangladesh - Afghanistan, Sri Lanka - Bhutan in Colombo

June 7: Pakistan - Nepal, India - Maldives in Male

June 8: Afghanistan - Maldives, Sri Lanka - Bangladesh in Colombo

June 9-10: Rest day

June 11: Semifinals: Winner of group A vs. Runner up of group Bin Male,

Winner of group B vs. Runner up of group A in Colombo

June 12-13: Rest days

June 14: Final and the closing ceremony in Colombo.

Source: news.xinhuanet.com

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