India coach Naushad Moosa has said his players are tired of eating the same meals at the SAFF Championship 2026, even as the defending champions reached the semifinals with a 1-0 win over the Maldives in Dhaka on Wednesday.

“Everything has been okay. The only problem we are facing is with the food,” he said at the post-match press conference after their 1-0 win over the Maldives.

“As an organizer, you can't say, ‘This is what you have to eat’, you know? We are given a set menu… There are times now, like after the game, we need good food. On a match day, they are not eating much. They want a good diet after the game. But what will happen is we'll go there and it's the same food. Every day it's the same,” he added.

Asked whether he had raised the issue with organisers, Moosa said the team manager was handling it.

“As a coach, I can talk to my manager who is talking to the association in India, and they are having a talk.”

There has been partial progress. “So far, the breakfast thing has been solved. Now the lunch and dinner part, they are still talking about it.”

With their 1-0 win over the Maldives, India have topped Group B with six points. Pakistan have qualified for the semifinals as group runners-up while the Maldives have been eliminated.

Their opponents will be determined after the final Group A match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka on Wednesday evening.