Indian football team's international fixtures to be broadcast live
Source: The Sangai Express / PTI
New Delhi, May 24 2017:
AIFF and its marketing
partners, Football Sports
Development Limited (FSDL),
have shared the national team's
yearly fixtures beginning
March 2017 wherein it will play
15 competitive games including
eight in India.
All the international fixtures
will be broadcast live
on Star Sports and its digital
platform, Hotstar.
After successfully broadcasting
many international
footballing events and
leagues, the Star Network is
now set to wow India's sports
fans with a regular live television
experience of their
national team.
A Star India spokesperson
said, "This is a huge step
forward for us.
Broadcasting
the national fixtures is a significant
addition to our
line-up of football properties
and validates our network as
the premier destination for
football fans.
"We are pleased to showcase
India's international
matches which will provide
a special experience to fans
to follow the India national
team during primetime on
our on-air and digital platforms."
The team has already
played and won two games
beginning March 2017 �
friendly against Cambodia
and AFC Asian Cup qualifier
against Myanmar.
With a clear focus to increase
home games, AIFF
recently launched the annual
multi-country Champions
Cup to be played by 4 countries
including India in
August 2017.The competition
will be held from
August 18-27, 2017 where
the team will play 4 games
provided they reach the finals.
The team play their next
friendly against Nepal in India
on June 6, 2017, before
taking on Kyrgyzstan in the
Home leg onJune 13, 2017,
in their bid to qualify for the
2019 AFC Asian Cup in
UAE.
Followed by the Champions
Cup in August, the
team returns to its AFC Asian
Cup qualifier campaign as
they play the last team in the
group, Macau in the away leg
on September 5, 2017.
The national team will take
part in two training camps
between October 2017 to
November 2017 where they
also play the home games of
the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers
against Macau (October
10, 2017) and Myanmar (November
14, 2017).
The team will also come
together for additional
friendly games at Home on
October 4, 2017, November
8, 2017, and March 22, 2018,
against teams yet to be confirmed.
The last match of the
AFC Asian Cup qualifier will
be played in an away leg
against Kyrgyzstan on March
27, 2018 .