SAFF Football Championship 2021: Sri Lankan football outfit off to Maldives

The Sri Lanka football outfit left from Saudi Arabia to Maldives in order to participate at the SAFF Championship 2021, which will take place from 1 to 16 October in Male – Maldives. The outfit was at a training camp in Saudi Arabia for two weeks prior to leaving to Maldives. This was arranged by Football Sri Lanka (FSL) President Jaswar Umar.

Sujan Perera will continue to lead the side while being ably supported by deputies Waseem Razeek and Kavindu Ishan. Both Marvin Hamilton and Dillon de Silva will join the team from England.

Sri Lanka’s only win in this format came in 1995 under Sampath Perera in Colombo. (SJ)

Sri Lanka Squad: Sujan Perera (Capt.), Waseem Razeek, Kavindu Ishan, Mohamed Mustaq, Mohamed Shifan  (all from Up Country Lions), Mohamed Fazil, Kavish Fernando (both from Blue Star), Charitha Ratnayake, Chalana Chameera, Mohamed Aakib, Chamod Dilshan (all from Colombo), Harsha Fernando, Prabath Arunasiri (both from Blue Eagles), Jude Suman, Aman Faizer, Edison Figurado (all from Renown), Dukson Puslas (TC SC), Roshan Appuhamy, Rifkhan Mohamed, Asikoor Rahuman (Defenders), Marvin Hamilton (Burgess Hilltown), Supun Dananjaya (Red Star) and Dillon de Silva (Queens Park Rangers)

Head Coach: Amir Alagic

Fixtures on tour

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh       

1 October 

Sri Lanka vs Nepal  

4 October 

Sri Lanka vs India  

7 October 

Sri Lanka vs Maldives 

          

10 October