Monday, March 10, 2008
Singapore, Socceroos set friendly
SINGAPORE – Singapore and Australia will warm-up for the next round of FIFA 2010 World Cup qualifiers with a friendly match scheduled to take place in Singapore on March 22.
The two sides last met in the Lion city back in June 2007 as Australia prepared for their AFC Asian Cup debut with a 3-0 win over Raddy Avramovic’s side.
Hosts Singapore are using the match at the Jalan Besar Stadium to fine tune ahead of their second Group 4 match, which is against Lebanon at the same venue four days later, and Australia are taking on the three-time ASEAN champions to prepare for their Group 1 clash with China.
The Socceroos will be looking to build on their 3-0 opening round win over 2011 AFC Asian Cup hosts Qatar while Singapore are hoping to bounce back form their 2-0 loss to four-time World Cup qualifiers Saudi Arabia.
Source: AFC
The two sides last met in the Lion city back in June 2007 as Australia prepared for their AFC Asian Cup debut with a 3-0 win over Raddy Avramovic’s side.
Hosts Singapore are using the match at the Jalan Besar Stadium to fine tune ahead of their second Group 4 match, which is against Lebanon at the same venue four days later, and Australia are taking on the three-time ASEAN champions to prepare for their Group 1 clash with China.
The Socceroos will be looking to build on their 3-0 opening round win over 2011 AFC Asian Cup hosts Qatar while Singapore are hoping to bounce back form their 2-0 loss to four-time World Cup qualifiers Saudi Arabia.
Source: AFC
Labels: football
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
SAFF football championship put off to May 2008
The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship, scheduled to be held in December 2007, has been postponed to May 2008 following a decision taken by the SAFF executive committee which met in Colombo.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) had requested for the postponement as the 2010 World Cup qualifiers as well as the professional and national football leagues in India would clash with the SAFF football event.
The eight-team event for the South Asian countries was scheduled to be hosted jointly by Maldives and Sri Lanka. The two countries will continue to be the hosts. The draw for the event will now be held in Maldives on Feb 26, 2008.
The executive committee has also cleared one under-16 tournament for SAFF member countries in India and one under-16 girls event in Sri Lanka.
The meeting was chaired by SAFF president Ganesh Thapa, with representatives from Bangladesh, Maldives, Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka present.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) had requested for the postponement as the 2010 World Cup qualifiers as well as the professional and national football leagues in India would clash with the SAFF football event.
The eight-team event for the South Asian countries was scheduled to be hosted jointly by Maldives and Sri Lanka. The two countries will continue to be the hosts. The draw for the event will now be held in Maldives on Feb 26, 2008.
The executive committee has also cleared one under-16 tournament for SAFF member countries in India and one under-16 girls event in Sri Lanka.
The meeting was chaired by SAFF president Ganesh Thapa, with representatives from Bangladesh, Maldives, Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka present.
Labels: football, saff cup, south asia
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