Sri Lanka football squad to be dissolved for two months according to the Sri Lanka Football Federation .It is mandatory for all players on the national team to play for their home province, and at the end of the tournament a new national football squad will be formed consisting of the most talented players.
The new inter-provincial football tournament will commence on the 22nd of this month at the Anuradhapura Public Stadium with eight provincial football teams competing in four matches over two days. The tournament is expected to end on February 28 and arrangements have been made to organize competitions in each province. It will be an opportunity for sports fans in each province to see the talents of athletes in that province, as well as opportunities to identify athletes from other provinces.
All sports associations registered in the country will have to organize provincial sports tournaments as new sports regulations will be introduced this year which will make it compulsory for those athletes to play in provincial tournaments in order to represent the national team on behalf of the country. The Minister also emphasized that the provincial tournament should be a high level competition that can produce national level players.
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