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After a few days of uncertainty, the Pakistan Football Association confirmed that its team will travel to India to compete in the Pakistan Football Federation Championship. The Pakistan Football Association confirmed the news via the national team’s Twitter account with a tweet saying, “See you soon, India!”
The Pakistan team is scheduled to play their opening match against host India on Wednesday at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium at 7.30pm IST. According to media reports, the team was initially supposed to head to India on Sunday morning. But they had to skip their scheduled flight due to visa issues.
The squad was initially expected to land in Bengaluru after the conclusion of the Four Nation Cup. They were in Mauritius for this event.
See you soon, India! 🙏🏻#Shabwa # soccer # Shaheen pic.twitter.com/9a3uxiyJuv
– Pakistan Football Federation (TheRealPFF) June 19, 2023
The PFF accused the country’s sports council of delaying the IOC for the team to travel to India, while the council responded by saying that the federation had not submitted the documents in time.
An official of the Korean Security Agency had told earlier PTI That there was no concern about the arrival of the neighboring team.
“The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (Ministry of Home Affairs) is closed on weekends and filing their applications with the Indian Embassy in Mauritius. We are in contact with the AIFF (All India Football Federation), who is in contact with the Embassy as well as the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF).
“Visa applications for Pakistani players will be processed on Monday and they will be able to land in Bengaluru on Monday night or Tuesday morning in time for the match,” said a senior KFA official. PTI On condition of anonymity.
Pakistan will also meet Kuwait (June 24) and Nepal (June 27) in Group A matches during the AFC Championship.
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