SAFF Championship 2023: Schedule, Streaming, More Details
The SAFF Championship will kick off tomorrow as arch-rivals India and Pakistan will face off on the opening day. Here are the details of the tournament.
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The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship is a football tournament that is held every two years. There are seven teams in the SAFF Championship. These teams are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. India is the most successful team in the tournament having won the Championship for a record 8 times. There have been 13 editions of the tournament so far, Maldives have won it twice while Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan have won it once. Notably, Afghanistan joined the SAFF in 2005 but then left in 2015 to found Central Asian Football Association (CAFA).
SAFF Championship 2023
SAFF Championship 2023 will kick off tomorrow, the 21st of June in the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India. The Indian football team comes into this SAFF Championship after a great win in the Hero Intercontinental Cup. This edition will have 8 teams participating in the tournament. Sri Lanka was sanctioned by FIFA in January 2023 which made them ineligible for participating in the competition. Kuwait and Lebanon will be playing for the first time in the competition.
Groups
The eight teams are divided into two groups.
Group A
- India
- Kuwait
- Nepal
- Pakistan
Group B
- Lebanon
- Maldives
- Bhutan
- Bangladesh
Schedule of SAFF Championship 2023
Kuwait vs Nepal – 21st June, 3:30 PM
India vs Pakistan – 21st June, 7:30 PM
Lebanon vs Bangladesh – 22nd June, 3:30 PM
Maldives vs Bhutan – 22nd June, 7:30 PM
Pakistan vs Kuwait – 24th June, 3:30 PM
India vs Nepal – 24th June, 7:30 PM
Bangladesh vs Maldives – 25th June, 3:30 PM
Bhutan vs Lebanon – 25th June, 7:30 PM
Nepal vs Pakistan – 27th June, 3:30 PM
India vs Kuwait – 27th June, 7:30 PM
Lebanon vs Maldives – 28th June, 3:30 PM
Bhutan vs Bangladesh – 28th June, 7:30 PM
Where to watch SAFF Championship 2023?
The SAFF Championship 2023 will be available on FanCode for live streaming.
-IANS
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