New Delhi, May 13: The Indian men’s football team will play an international friendly against higher-ranked Zambia in Doha on May 25, the All India Football Federation said on Friday.
The match is part of India’s preparation for the forthcoming AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers Final Round scheduled to be held in Kolkata from June 8.
The Indian senior team is ranked 106th in the FIFA chart, 19 places below the 87th ranked African nation.
The Asian Cup Qualifiers Final Round will be held across three match days on June 8, 11 and 14, with the group winners and the best five second-placed teams earning a ticket to the main tournament in China which is slated to kick off on June 16 next year. (PTI)
