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Chennai to host Afro-Asian games football ties
Chennai, Sept 27: The organising committee of the inaugural Afro-Asian games to be held next month has proposed to shift six league stage football matches from Hyderabad to Chennai as their scheduled venue would not be available due to the opening ceremony.
Chennai, Sept 27: The organising committee of the
inaugural Afro-Asian games to be held next month has proposed
to shift six league stage football matches from Hyderabad to
Chennai as their scheduled venue would not be available due to
the opening ceremony.
Chennai has been considered as the alternative venue due
to its proximity to Hyderabad and the organising committee of
the games is said to have expressed its desire to shift one
set of group matches from the Andhra Pradesh capital.
Visswanathan said the six matches would be held in the
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here, if the Asian Football
Confederation acceded to the proposal.
Bureau report