AIFF announces SAFF Championship 2023 draw

The draw for the upcoming South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship was announced on Wednesday. The official Twitter handle of All India Football Federation (AIFF) made the announcement on Twitter. The Draw for the #SAFFChampionship2023 is done, and here’s how things stand Watch the post-draw Media Interactions here https://bit.ly/3BQu89D #IndianFootball,” tweeted AIFF. https://twitter.com/IndianFootball/status/1658736029443190785 Group A: India, […]

by Priyank Chandram - May 17, 2023, 4:45 pm

The draw for the upcoming South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship was announced on Wednesday.

The official Twitter handle of All India Football Federation (AIFF) made the announcement on Twitter. The Draw for the #SAFFChampionship2023 is done, and here’s how things stand Watch the post-draw Media Interactions here https://bit.ly/3BQu89D #IndianFootball,” tweeted AIFF.

https://twitter.com/IndianFootball/status/1658736029443190785

Group A: India, Kuwait, Nepal and Pakistan.
Group B: Lebanon, Maldives, Bhutan and Bangladesh.

The upcoming SAFF Championship will take place in India from 21 June to 4 July. The first-ever edition of the tournament took place in 1993.

The defending champions are India, who have eight titles to their name. They are also the most successful team in tournament history. They defeated Nepal 3-0 in the final of the 2021 edition of the tournament.