AIFF Media Team

NEW DELHI: The Blue Tigers are all set to take part in the SAFF Championship 2021, which will kick off on October 1 at the National Football Stadium in Male, Maldives, with India playing their first match three days later on October 4.

The Senior Men’s National Team has currently set camp in Kolkata, where they are preparing for the upcoming challenges, the first of which will be two International Friendlies against Nepal in the first week of September.

India get their 2021 SAFF Championship campaign underway on October 4 against Bangladesh, before squaring off against the likes of Sri Lanka (October 7), Nepal (October 10) and hosts Maldives (October 13).

After the round-robin group stage, the two highest-placed teams will proceed to the final, which will be played on October 16.

FIXTURES:

October 4: Bangladesh vs India
October 7: India vs Sri Lanka
October 10: Nepal vs India
October 13: India vs Maldives
October 16: Final