SAFF football on schedule
Sports Reporter
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) general secretary Anwarul Hoque Helal yesterday confirmed that the 5th SAFF Football Championship will be held on schedule this December.For the first time in the history of the biennial event, which was last hosted by Pakistan in 2005, two nations -- Sri Lanka and Maldives -- will jointly organise the eight-team competition of South Asian region. One group of four teams each will play in Colombo and Male in the December 10-22 meet. Bangladesh, who won the 2003 championship at home, finished runners-up in Karachi 2005. The national team are expected to play in the Nehru Cup in India as part of preparation although the BFF has yet to appoint a new coach. The BFF has also received an invitation to send a club to India's famous tournament Barduloi Trophy in Assam.
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