so to give honouring respect to Afghanistan , india should win saff cup to pay tribute to Afghanistan and bid farewell in style ....by next year the 8th spot left by them will be filled by Tibet .
Delhi to host SAFF Cup in June Marcus Mergulhao,TNN | Mar 21, 2015, 03.31AM IST Text resize: A A A Next Story » Results don’t reflect our popularity: Dy CM « Prev Story Salgaocar forced to rely on make-shift defence WE RECOMMEND PROMOTED STORIES TOP STORIES TOI APPS BUDGET 2015 CAMPAIGN INDIA MOST READ CITY ENTERTAINMENT TECH MOVIE REVIEWS BUSINESS LIFE & STYLE WORLD TRAVEL SPORTS MOCKTALE WATCH LIVE TV TV PHOTOS VIDEOS OPINION UNION BUDGET RAIL BUDGET Download the follo App To get candid with Tina Chat with the Star from Uttaran Only on Follo App Download the Follo App To chat with Tina Dutta HOME » CITY PANAJI : The next edition of the South Asian Football Federation Cup (SAFF) could be played as early as June 2015 in Delhi. The SAFF Cup 2015 was originally scheduled for later this year but the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has told organizers they can only stage the eight- nation tournament in June and not later this year. "We cannot find any other slot. It's difficult to accommodate the tournament in December due to our packed calendar," AIFF general secretary Kushal Das told TOI on Friday. The AIFF have not confirmed the venue for the SAFF Cup 2015 but in all certainty the tournament will be held in Delhi. "We have two options for now, Delhi and Goa. Since the tournament can only be played in the second half of June -- once the World Cup qualifiers are played -- I think Goa will be ruled out due to the onset of monsoon," said Das. The AIFF will use two stadiums in Delhi -- Nehru Stadium and Ambedkar Stadium -- and all matches will be played under lights. When India won the bid to host the next edition of the tournament in 2013, it was thought December would be the perfect time for all South Asian nations. But India has the Indian Super League (ISL) to take care of, while the I-League kicks off almost immediately. In July, the AIFF will have the Federation Cup, while the ISL kicks off in September. With India qualifying for the World Cup qualifiers main group, there will be international assignments in June (11, 16), September (3, 8), October (8, 13) and November (12, 17). Meanwhile, organizers of the SAFF Cup are yet to decide whether this year's edition will include defending champions Afghanistan, who recently left South Asia and joined Central Asia. The final decision will be taken later this month after a meeting between SAFF, BFF president Kazi Salahuddin and AFC president Shaikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa.
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PANAJI : The next edition of the South Asian Football
Federation Cup (SAFF) could be played as early as
June 2015 in Delhi.
The SAFF Cup 2015 was originally scheduled for later
this year but the All India Football Federation (AIFF)
has told organizers they can only stage the eight-
nation tournament in June and not later this year.
"We cannot find any other slot. It's difficult to
accommodate the tournament in December due to our
packed calendar," AIFF general secretary Kushal Das
told TOI on Friday.
The AIFF have not confirmed the venue for the SAFF
Cup 2015 but in all certainty the tournament will be
held in Delhi.
"We have two options for now, Delhi and Goa. Since
the tournament can only be played in the second half
of June -- once the World Cup qualifiers are played --
I think Goa will be ruled out due to the onset of
monsoon," said Das.
The AIFF will use two stadiums in Delhi -- Nehru
Stadium and Ambedkar Stadium -- and all matches
will be played under lights.
When India won the bid to host the next edition of the
tournament in 2013, it was thought December would
be the perfect time for all South Asian nations. But
India has the Indian Super League (ISL) to take care
of, while the I-League kicks off almost immediately.
In July, the AIFF will have the Federation Cup, while
the ISL kicks off in September. With India qualifying
for the World Cup qualifiers main group, there will be
international assignments in June (11, 16), September
(3, 8), October (8, 13) and November (12, 17).
Meanwhile, organizers of the SAFF Cup are yet to
decide whether this year's edition will include
defending champions Afghanistan, who recently left
South Asia and joined Central Asia. The final decision
will be taken later this month after a meeting between
SAFF, BFF president Kazi Salahuddin and AFC
president Shaikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa.