Saudi Arabia was invited from outside South Asia to make the SAFF Championship more competitive. No response yet. Therefore, the South Asian Football Federation (SAF) wants to invite Malaysia.
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General Secretary of South Asian Football Anwarul Haque Helal said, we were waiting for Sri Lanka till Thursday. But since the FIFA ban is not lifted, we are thinking of inviting Malaysia. I will send a letter regarding this to the Malaysian Football Federation tomorrow Friday.
About Saudi Arabia, he said, we asked to send the Saudi national team. But got no response from them.
SAFF Championship will start on June 21 in Bengaluru, India. This time two teams from outside South Asia are getting invited. If Saudi Arabia expresses ineligibility, another country will be invited. Although the draw ceremony for SAFF Congress is scheduled to be held in Dhaka next month, host India wants to do it in Bengaluru.
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