Vice President Dr Mohamed Waheed departed for Bangladesh yesterday to attend the final match of the SAFF championship.
Defending champions, the Maldives, will play India tomorrow evening in the capital Dhaka after they beat Sri Lanka 5-1 yesterday.
Before his departure, Waheed said he was going to the final to offer the Maldivian football team support on behalf of the president, the government and the people of the Maldives.
Accompanying the vice president, will be Hassan Afeef, presidential political advisor, and Mohamed Hunaif, the minister of state for home affairs.
Speaking to press, Afeef said the president requested all government employees and staff of state-owned companies, except those who wear uniforms, to dress in red – the colour of the national football team.
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