India will take on defending champions Afghanistan in the summit clash of the SAFF football championships at Thiruvananthapuram today. In the semi-finals on Thursday, while India beat Maldives 3-2 in a thrilling match, Afghanistan humbled minnows Sri Lanka 5-nil.Today, the hosts would be looking for a revenge of their last edition defeat. However, at the match-eve press conference, Indian coach Stephen Constantine said that Afghanistan would start as favourites as they have more foreign-based players than his side. He said Afghanistan have 15 players who play mostly in Europe. There is a huge gap between Asian and European players, he said. Six-time champions India had lost to Afghanistan 0-2 in the 2013 final in Kathmandu. In the earlier edition in 2011, India had beaten Afghanistan 4-0 at home.This edition, India have been on a roll having convincingly beaten all their opponents en route to the final but Constantine said the summit clash would be a difficult game. He said, India can ill-afford to lose the momentum in the second half as they did against Maldives in the semifinals. A triumph today will be a sort of consolation for the Indian team after its disastrous outing in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.