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The SAFF Championship which was scheduled to be held in Bangladesh has been postponed to subsequent 12 months.© AFP
The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) on Monday determined to postpone SAFF Championship to 2021 within the wake of the continuing coronavirus pandemic. The soccer championship was slated to happen in Bangladesh in September this 12 months. However, as a result of menace posed by the lethal virus, the member associations’ General Secretaries made the choice to postpone the occasion. “The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) held a meeting at 15:00hrs (BST) today via Zoom with its Member Association’s General Secretaries regarding SAFF Competitions this year. The competitions are, SAFF Championship, SAFF U-15 Championship, SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship and SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship,” SAFF stated in a Facebook submit.
“Anwarul Huq, General Secretary of SAFF, welcomed everyone and thanked them for their time. The respective General Secretaries gave their valuable insights regarding COVID-19 challenges and opinions regarding the competitions. Taking everything into account SAFF has decided to postpone SAFF Championship to 2021,” it additional stated.
“In regards to the Youth Competitions, they have been postponed till the next review meeting in early September when after reassessing the COVID-19 scenario a decision will be taken,” it added.
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