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Next Saff Championship to be held in Bangladesh
South Asian Football Federation has decided to hold the 2017 edition of Saff Championship in Bangladesh.
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Published at : January 3, 2016
Kathmandu
The upcoming edition of Saff Championship will be held in Bangladesh, decided a meeting of South Asian Football Federation held at Kerala on Saturday.
India and Afghanistan are contesting in the finale of this year’s Saff Championship at Kerala on Sunday. Afghanistan Football Federation has already decided to pull out of the next Saff Championship.
As per the terms with Suzuki, the sponsor of Saff Championship, India will again host the tournament in 2019.
Nepal choked out from the group stages of the tournament this year after a narrow loss against Sri Lanka and a humiliating trouncing at the hands of hosts India.
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