The AFC has revised the
kick-off times for the eight AFC Challenge Cup matches to be played at the
Dashrath Stadium following the full restoration of the floodlights at the venue.
With the floodlights reaching to AFC tournament requirements the All Nepal
Football Association (ANFA) requested for the matches to be played in the
evening to allow greater coverage and promotion of the competition.
Four matches in the Group
Stage of the competition will now kick-off at 17:00 local time, while the
kick-off times for the finals have also changed.
The Group Stage matches
revised are host Nepal's March 8 opener with Palestine and their meeting with
the Maldives two days later and India's games with fellow former champions
Tajikistan on March 9 and their March 11 fixture with the Philippines.
On March 16, the semi-final
between the winner of Group A and the runner-up in Group B now kicks-off at
14:30 with the other final-four fixture between the Group B winners and the
second-place team in Group A is set for 18:30.
The final that decides not
only the winners of the AFC Challenge Cup but the first qualifiers for the 2015
AFC Asian Cup is scheduled for 18:30 on March 19 and will be preceded by the
third-place playoff at 14:30. (AFC)
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