The SAFF Championship final will begin at 8:45 PM today i.e., October 16, 2021, at the National Football Stadium in Male.

This is the first time in history that the Himalayan nation has made it to the SAFF Championship final.

In their last group stage match against Bangladesh on Wednesday, Nepal made 1-1 draw which is sufficient enough to march into the final for the first time in 28 years.

During the match against Bangladesh, Nepal was pushed onto the verge of knocking out of the group stage after conceding an early eighth minute goal.

Fortunately, Nepal’s winger Anjan Bista converted a penalty shootout into a goal in 88^th minute, making the scores equal.

With the historic win, Prime Minister Deuba took to the twitter to congratulate Nepali team.

“I would like to congratulate all players, coach and officials of the Nepali football team to bring the country to SAFF football championship and also encourage for future successful inning”, tweeted PM Deuba.

In the four matches played in the biennial tournament, Nepal won 2, lost 1, and drawn 1. With 7 points, the Himalayan nation secured second spot in the five-team club.

On the other hand, India won 2 and drawn 2. The south Asian giant secured the top spot with eight points.

SAFF Championship Nepal Vs India

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The match between Nepal and Sri Lanka will start at 9:45 PM today at the national football stadium in the capital city Male, Maldives.

In the ongoing soccer tournament under the 13^th edition of the SAFF Championship, Nepal had registered a 1-0 win in the opening match against the host team Maldives.

Now, the Himalayan team is looking forward to prove its mettle in today’s match, and eventually dominate the Championship.

“The Nepali team is in high spirit about winning the SAFF title this time after it defeated host team Maldives 1-0 in the first match,” said Nepal’s football coach Abdullah Al Mutairi.

Earlier, the Himalayan nation defeated Sri Lanka 3-2 in the 4^th edition of the SAFF Championship held in the Goa, India.

Nepal will play the third match against India on October 10 and the last match against Bangladesh on October 13.

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The upcoming edition of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship will be held in Maldives, not in the Himalayan country.

Earlier, both Maldives and Nepal have submitted the proposals for hosting the Championship.

However, the SAFF Executive Committee today reviewed the proposals and decided to hold the Championship in Maldives.

“SAFF decided to hold the Championship in the Maldives as the COVID-19 situation there is better than ours. Also, it has been long since the Maldives last hosted the Championship,” informed ANFA General Secretary Indraman Tuladhar.

Maldives had hosted the Championship only once in 2008. Whereas the Himalayan nation had hosted the event twice, first in 1997 and next in 2013.

Five South Asian countries, including Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Maldives, and Sri Lanka, have confirmed their participation in the Championship. Bhutan is yet to confirm its participation.

The 2021 SAFF Championship is scheduled to be held from October 1-13, 2021.

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The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has received a formal offer from the Federation to host the Championship in Nepal.

According to the ANFA, the SAFF General Secretary Anwarul Huq officially wrote a proposal letter to the ANFA General Secretary Indraman Tuladhar to host the Championship in Nepal.

The ANFA will now draft a detailed proposal of the Championship and send it to SAFF for approval.

The SAFF President and Executive Committee will review the proposal from ANFA before conforming the host.

The SAFF has sent the offer to Nepal after Bangladesh Football Federation exited as host due to the threat of coronavirus pandemic in the country. A virtual meeting of the member countries held on July 23 decided this effect.

So far, Nepal has hosted the biennial football Championship two times, first in 1997 and second in 2013. However, the Himalayan nation has never reached the Championship finals. In 2013, Nepal lost to Afghanistan in the semi-finals.

India stands atop in the Championship. The neighboring country has lifted the Championship title seven times.

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While Nepal continued hard to regain control over the game, the match went on to slip in favor of the winning team.

As fate led the course of the game, Bangladeshi midfielder Masura Parvin’s striker took her team to lead the game in the 49^th minute, while Nepal kept trying to recover from the loss.

Nepal’s Rekha Paudel had the chance to level scores at the 51^st minute but her attempt was not fruitful. Then as the match progressed the 72^nd minute presented a golden opportunity for Nepal, to decide the ambitious team’s fate.

Paudel managed to lead the ball to the winning zone but was discouraged when it touched the frame of the goal net and bounced off taking away whatever chances Nepal had.

Ultimately, Parvin’s 49^th minute goal remained Bangladesh’s unopposed winning-factor and Nepal faded out.

Nepal Vs India – SAFF U-18 Qualifier
Earlier, on October 5^th, Nepal’s 3-2 win against India increased Nepal’s hopes of clinching the trophy.

Similarly, Bangladesh’s 4-0 win against host-country Bhutan led the team to emerge contender against Nepal.

While the two teams played their best to get to the top, only one team could get hands over the winning cup and Bangladesh turned out to be the lucky one.

Nepal Rekha Paudel Makes Second-Best Record
All’s well that ends well! Despite Nepal settling for second position at the SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship, it is note-worthy that Rekha Paudel was conferred as the player who scored ‘7 goals’ throughout the championship, second after winning-team Bangladesh’s Masura Parwin who scored 8 goals in the tournament, which was the highest number of goals made by any player in the SAFF Championship.

Nepal Gears Up for AFC U-19 Championship
Now, Nepal will be focusing on its AFC U-19 Championship Qualifier between October 24 and 28, 2018 in Thailand. Let’s see how quickly Nepal will cope after its SAFF U-18 loss and be quick to tackle the teams at the AFC U-19.

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