MUMBAI: Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD will telecast live India’s two matches in the upcoming Hero Tri-Nation Football Series 2017 against Mauritius and St Kitts & Nevis on August 19 and August 24.
The match between St Kitts & Nevis and Mauritius will be broadcast live on Star Sports 2 & Star Sports 2 HD on August 22.
Tickets for the tri-nation series 2017, which kicks off on 19 August with India taking on Mauritius at the Mumbai Football Arena are up for sale on Bookmyshow.com. The matches on 19 August and 24 August are slated to kick-off at 8 pm and the match involving the other two teams will kick-off at 5.30 pm on 22 August.
The series is part of the Indian national team’s preparatory process for the AFC Asian Cup Qualifying away match against Macau, which is scheduled for 5 September.
India are currently ranked 97 as per the August 2017 FIFA Rankings. Indian football and the national team has witnessed a climb of 77 places in FIFA Rankings over the last two years. The Team has now won 13 of its 15 international matches, having won their last eight fixtures (including the unofficial match against Bhutan).
Hero Tri-Nation Football Series 2017 fixtures:
August 19: India vs Mauritius
August 22: St Kitts & Nevis vs Mauritius
August 24: India vs St. Kitts & Nevis