The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on Thursday has obtained No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from nation’s Foreign Office for his or her participation within the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup to be held in India.
The matches are scheduled to be held on the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru from June 21 to July 4.
Pakistan males’s soccer group is in Group A together with the hosts India, Kuwait and Nepal. They will face their arch-rivals India on June 21.
Ranked a hundred and first within the newest FIFA rankings, India are the defending SAFF champions, having gained the event in 2021 after beating Nepal 3-0 within the closing.
The Pakistan group is presently in Mauritius, taking part within the ongoing four-nation event. Pakistan have misplaced each of their matches towards hosts Mauritius and Kenya. They will lock horns towards Djibouti of their final match on June 17.
Lebanon and Kuwait, regardless of not being SAFF nations, might be taking part within the eight-team occasion after receiving particular invitation.
Lebanon (99) would be the highest-ranked group within the competitors adopted by India. Other rankings are as follows – Kuwait (143), Nepal (174), Pakistan (195), Maldives (154), Bhutan (185) and Bangladesh (192).
Groups
Group A: India, Kuwait, Nepal, Pakistan
Group B: Lebanon, Maldives, Bhutan, Bangladesh
Fixtures:
June 21, 2023
Kuwait vs Nepal, 15:30 IST.
India vs Pakistan, 19:30 IST.
June 22, 2023
Lebanon vs Bangladesh, 15:30 IST.
Maldives vs Bhutan, 19:30 IST.
June 24, 2023
Pakistan vs Kuwait, 15:30 IST.
Nepal vs India, 19:30 IST.
June 25, 2023
Bangladesh vs Maldives, 15:30 IST.
Bhutan vs Lebanon, 19:30 IST.
June 27, 2023
Nepal vs Pakistan, 15:30 IST.
India vs Kuwait, 19:30 IST.
June 28, 2023
Lebanon vs Maldives, 15:30 IST.
Bhutan vs Bangladesh, 19:30 IST.
Semi-finals:
July 1, 2023
Champion Group A vs Runner-up Group B, TBC.
Champion Group B vs Runner-up Group A, TBC.
Final:
July 4, 2023
Winner semi-final 1 vs Winner semi-final 2, TBC.
