India to play Azerbaijan in friendly

The AIFF has finalised another international friendly for Team India during the team's preparatory camp in Dubai for the upcoming 2012 AFC Challenge Cup. India will be facing Azerbaijan on February 27 in Dubai.

Azerbaijan, the Euroasian side from the Caucasus region, plays its football in UEFA (Europe) with former Germany coach Berti Vogts as their manager. The team is currently ranked 111th in the FIFA World rankings and they were in a group with Germany, Turkey, Belgium, Austria and Kazakhstan in the Euro2012 qualifiers.

The friendly is possible as Azerbaijan will be in Dubai at the same time as India for a camp of their own. While in Dubai Azerbaijan are set to play further friendlies against Singapore (February 24) and Palestine (February 29).

The camp in Dubai starts on February 15. The AIFF had earlier announced a friendly for Team India against Oman on February 23 in their capital Muscat.