Vadodara: Hardev Jadeja has been appointed as
head of the delegation for the AFC Challenge Cup 2010
scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka from February 16 to 27, the
All India Football Federation (AIFF) said today.
Jadeja is treasurer of AIFF and former general secretary
of the Gujarat Football Association and Baroda District
Football Association, an AIFF statement said.
India is in group 'B', along with DPR Korea, Turkmenistan
and Kyrgystan.
Group A consists of Tajikistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and
Bangladesh.
India will begin its campaign in the AFC Cup against
Krgyzsthan on February 17, and will face Turkmenistan on Feb
19 and DPR Korea on Feb 21.
Talking to PTI here today, Jadeja said, "the Indian team
for the AFC Cup, now attending camp at Pune, will leave for
Colombo via Chennai on February 14."
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, February 09, 2010, 18:14