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Article: AFC chief Hammam delighted at India lifting AFC Challenge Cup.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
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- August 16, 2008
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AFC chief Hammam delighted at India lifting AFC Challenge Cup
New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) -- The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) today expressed delight that India has qualified for the 2011 Asian Cup by winning the AFC Challenge Cup at home.
India had thrashed 2006 winners Tajikistan 4-1 in the final at Amebedkar Stadium here on August 13 after incessant rains in Hyderabad had forced the summit clash to be shifted from there to national capital.
"Not only did the tournament pitchfork eventual champions India into the elite AFC Asian Cup 2011 -- after 1984 -- but it has also marked the beginning of a new chapter in the chequered history of the ...