All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Choubey has said that his “request to resume the Merdeka Cup” – the friendly football tournament – has been welcomed by Malaysia Football Association (FAM) chief Datuk Haji Hamidin bin Haji Mohamed Amin. has done.
The AIFF chief shared the news on Twitter. IANS has learned that the friendly tournament will start next year and India Will participate in it.
“The #MerdekaCup has created a lot of opportunities for #IndianFootbal in the past. My request to restart this tournament and India as one of the invited participants was warmly welcomed by the President of FA Malaysia, Dato Haji Hamidin bin Haji Mohamed. Amin. Thank you @FAM_Malaysia,” he tweeted.