Pakistan has confirmed its participation in the South Asian Football Federation Championships in Bengaluru in June-July as the AIFF gave the go-ahead to players of the neighbouring country travelling to India. The international tournament will also see the participation of Lebanon and Kuwait as the SAFF executive committee in March decided to feature teams from outside the south Asian region with a view to make the championship more competitive.

"We don't see any problem in the coming of players from Pakistan to India to participate in the SAFF Championships," All Indian Football Federation secretary general Shaji Prabhakaran told PTI.