LAHORE: Pakistan captain Jaffar Khan Wednesday said his team aims to win matches on the field and hearts off it during their tour of India for the regional championship.
Pakistan left for Delhi to take part in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) tournament, where they are in Group B with Bangladesh, Maldives and Nepal.
"We are going to try to win the championship no matter how tough our matches are," said Khan, whose side starts on December 2 against Bangladesh, followed by the Maldives on December 4 and Nepal December 6.
Defending champions and hosts India are in Group A with Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Bhutan. The top two teams from each group qualify for the semi-finals.
Pakistan play their first tournament under new Serbian coach Zavisa Milosavljevich, who was hired last month
Pakistan left for Delhi to take part in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) tournament, where they are in Group B with Bangladesh, Maldives and Nepal.
"We are going to try to win the championship no matter how tough our matches are," said Khan, whose side starts on December 2 against Bangladesh, followed by the Maldives on December 4 and Nepal December 6.
Defending champions and hosts India are in Group A with Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Bhutan. The top two teams from each group qualify for the semi-finals.
Pakistan play their first tournament under new Serbian coach Zavisa Milosavljevich, who was hired last month