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BENGALURU: India will take on Pakistan in a much-awaited clash at the SAFF Championship here on June 21 with the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and Local Organising Committee (LOC) receiving the confirmation from the Pakistan Football Federation.
“The team is expected to travel from Mauritius and will land in India on June 18. From Mumbai, the team will take a connecting flight to Bengaluru and is expected to reach here on Sunday night,” SAFF project director and KSFA general secretary M Satyanarayan told TOI.
With Pakistan’s late confirmation, the stage is set for fullfledged action as AIFF hadn’t planned on a replacement. “Football fans are eagerly looking forward to the action at the Kanteerava and tickets sales, which began a few days back, are on,” the official said, adding: “Nepal and Bangladesh are arriving on Friday night.”
After much confusion, decks were cleared for Pakistan’s participation in the South Asian tournament on Thursday when the team got the go-ahead from Pakistan’s foreign and interior ministries, which had earlier cleared their trip for the four-nation cup in Mauritius.
TOI had earlier reported that the Indian government had given the green light for inviting Pakistan. After the India match on June 21, Pakistan, who are in Group A, will play Kuwait on June 24 and Nepal on June 27.
“The team is expected to travel from Mauritius and will land in India on June 18. From Mumbai, the team will take a connecting flight to Bengaluru and is expected to reach here on Sunday night,” SAFF project director and KSFA general secretary M Satyanarayan told TOI.
With Pakistan’s late confirmation, the stage is set for fullfledged action as AIFF hadn’t planned on a replacement. “Football fans are eagerly looking forward to the action at the Kanteerava and tickets sales, which began a few days back, are on,” the official said, adding: “Nepal and Bangladesh are arriving on Friday night.”
After much confusion, decks were cleared for Pakistan’s participation in the South Asian tournament on Thursday when the team got the go-ahead from Pakistan’s foreign and interior ministries, which had earlier cleared their trip for the four-nation cup in Mauritius.
TOI had earlier reported that the Indian government had given the green light for inviting Pakistan. After the India match on June 21, Pakistan, who are in Group A, will play Kuwait on June 24 and Nepal on June 27.
The tournament officials said they would have a meeting with Bengaluru police on Saturday to ensure adequate security.
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