The biennial international men's football competition of South Asia, the SAFF (South Asian Football Federation) Championship will be held from September 14 to 25, 2021 in Bangladesh, Goal understands.
Pakistan was set to host the tournament but later it was shifted to Bangladesh. The BFF (Bangladesh Football Federation) has organised the competition thrice before in 2003, 2009 and 2018.
On 11 April 2018, SAFF awarded the hosting rights of the 2021 SAFF Championship to Pakistan after FIFA restored Pakistan Football Federation's membership. It would have been the country's first international football tournament after the overturn of the ban.