The President of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Gianni Infantino arrived in Sri Lanka today on a one-day visit.
Infantino will attend the finals of the Four-Nations Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa trophy inaugural quadrangular invitation soccer tournament which will be held today.
Sri Lanka will take on Seychelles in the finals which will kick off at 07.00 pm at the Racecourse Stadium in Colombo.
Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh 2-1 to qualify for the finals of the Four-Nations Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa trophy that is conducted by Football Sri Lanka (FSL).
The Sri Lankans will be out to break the 21-year hoodoo, as they last won a championship in 2000 in the Maldives, by winning the Independent Cup.
The Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa trophy tournament has so far been a tough passage for the Lankan Lions.
They were able to notch up only a single win, the decider against Bangladesh a few days back while losing to Seychelles 1-0 and forcing a 4-all draw against the Maldives in a closely contested tournament opener.
The Lankan team will be sans two of their key players, strikers Dillion de Silva and Kavindu Ishan, who both sustained leg injuries in the Bangladesh match. (NewsWire)