{"id":256419,"date":"2025-02-07T00:21:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T18:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=256419"},"modified":"2025-02-07T00:21:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T18:51:59","slug":"arunachal-to-host-saff-u-19-cship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2025\/02\/07\/arunachal-to-host-saff-u-19-cship\/","title":{"rendered":"Arunachal to host SAFF U-19 C&#8217;ship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>ITANAGAR, 6 Feb:<\/strong> Arunachal Pradesh has been entrusted with hosting the prestigious South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U-19 Championship-2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;This marks a historic moment as the state gears up to welcome its first-ever international football tournament,&#8221; the Arunachal Pradesh Football Association (APFA) stated in a release.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The SAFF, the governing body for football in south Asia, consists of seven member associations: India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. &#8220;This annual youth competition serves as a key platform for emerging football talent in the region,&#8221; the APFA said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 2025 edition of the SAFF U-19 Championship is expected to witness six teams competing for regional glory.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Golden Jubilee Stadium in Yupia will be the venue for the tournament, scheduled to take place from 8 to 17 May.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The allotment letter was officially handed over to APFA honorary secretary Kipa Ajay by All India Football Federation (AIFF) secretary-general Anil Prabhakaran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Hosting this prestigious event is a milestone achievement for Arunachal Pradesh, further establishing its position on the national and international football map. The tournament is expected to boost the state&#8217;s football infrastructure, inspire young players, and promote sports tourism in the region. The APFA, in collaboration with the AIFF and the local authorities, is committed to delivering a tournament of the highest standards,&#8221; the release stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ITANAGAR, 6 Feb: Arunachal Pradesh has been entrusted with hosting the prestigious South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U-19 Championship-2025. &#8220;This marks a historic moment as the state gears up to welcome its first-ever international football tournament,&#8221; the Arunachal Pradesh Football Association (APFA) stated in a release. The SAFF, the governing body for football in south [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":256422,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-256419","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=256419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256419\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/256422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=256419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=256419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=256419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}