Shillong, March 3 -- The Meghalaya Football Association (MFA) is making final preparations to host two major international football matches in Shillong later this month.

The city will welcome its first-ever international men's matches, with India facing Maldives in a friendly on March 19 and India taking on Bangladesh in an AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifier on March 25.

There had been some uncertainty regarding the friendly match, but MFA General Secretary Sunesh Syiem and Vice-President Cliff Nongrum confirmed that the game will go ahead as planned.

They assured that the All India Football Federation (AIFF) had not communicated any changes. In fact, the AIFF has appointed a Match Commissioner for the friendly, and the Maldives team will ar...