Public Service Media (PSM) has signed agreements with five private media outlets to ensure wide broadcast of the Under-20 SAFF Championship.
The agreements aim to maximise public access to the matches.
PSM partnered with SSTV, VTV, MMTV, Mendhuru TV and Dhivehi Channel. The agreements were signed on behalf of PSM by Deputy Managing Director Abdulla Yameen and Executive Director of News and Current Affairs, Hussain Ameen Naseer, alongside representatives from each participating outlet.
PSM Sports will air live matches of the tournament, as well as pre-match shows ahead of games involving the Maldives national team.
Seven teams are participating in the tournament including Maldives. They are Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Nepal. Teams have already begun arriving in the Maldives for the tournament, which is scheduled to commence on 23 March.
Tickets for the matches are now on sale. The Maldives team’s first match is scheduled for 20:30 hours on 23 March. The second match is scheduled for 25 March (night) followed by a third match on 27 March (evening).