Women SAFF Championship: Bangladesh and Pakistan, India and Maldives to meet each other today

Published On: September 10, 2022 12:45 PM NPT By: Republica  | @RepublicaNepal


KATHMANDU, Sept 10: Two matches are scheduled today under the Women SAFF Championship being held in Nepal. The matches are being held at the Dasharath Stadium in the federal capital Kathmandu.

Bangladesh will meet Pakistan in the first match while India will meet the Maldives in the second match taking place at 1 PM and 5.30 PM (NST) today.

Meanwhile, the former beat the latter 5-0 in the Group Stage match held between Bhutan and Sri Lanka on Friday. This is Bhutan's first historic win in the Championship so far.

Dekhi Lazom scored two goals while Nyamgel Dema, Tshering Laden and Chhiring Yangden scored a goal each for Bhutan in the match on Friday.

With this thumping victory, Bhutan have the highest three points in the table, bolstering their chances to enter the semi-final.

Before this, Bhutan conceded a 0-4 defeat to Nepal while Sri Lanka started off its journey in this edition of the Championship with a defeat. Sri Lanka will play Nepal in the Group Stage match scheduled for September 12.

Bhutan had played 1-1 draw with Sri Lanka in the first edition of Women SAFF championship held in Bangladesh in 2010. This was their best performance so far.


 


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