The SAFF Women’s and Men’s Futsal Championships continue in Bangkok, Thailand, where the SAFF Executive Committee convened on Saturday before unveiling the official draw for the upcoming SAFF U-20 Championship.
The youth tournament will take place in Male, Maldives, from March 25 to April 3, with all seven SAFF member nations competing. Bangladesh has been placed in Group B, alongside regional heavyweights India and Pakistan, setting up a high-profile group stage.
“𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒘 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓, 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑼-20 𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍,” 𝒂 𝑺𝑨𝑭𝑭 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕.
India, Pakistan Groups Finalized as Maldives Make History
Group A features the host nation Maldives, joined by Nepal, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals.
The tournament also marks a milestone, as the Maldives hosts its first-ever age-group SAFF event.
“𝑯𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒑 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏,” 𝒂 𝑴𝒂𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒅.
Meanwhile, India discussions are ongoing in Bangkok regarding the venue for this year’s SAFF Championship, with Bangladesh expressing interest in hosting the flagship tournament later this year.
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