The AIFF has cleared the Indian national football team to play the 12th edition of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championships from May 1 to 12, 2018 in Bangladesh after an earlier date of December 2017 had been declined by India.
The AIFF in a press release stated, “The executive committee agreed to the proposal of the SAFF Committee to play the tournament in Bangladesh from May 1-12.”
India are the most successful team of the biennial South Asian tournament and had won the last edition in December 2015/January 2016 at home in Thiruvananthapuram.
The December 2017 schedule was not suitable for India due to national club football commitments.