SAFF Championship

By a Staff Reporter The Nepal U17 Football team defeated Bhutan by 2-1 to register their first win in an ongoing SAFF U17 Championship in Sri Lanka. Unesh Budhathoki scored in the 13th minute to give Nepal an early lead. Semanta Thapa doubled the lead in the 57th minute of the match. Jetsune Dorji scored a consolation for Bhutan in the 68th minute.  With the win, Nepal marched on to the semi-finals of the Championship. Bhutan faced a 3-0 defeat against India in its first outing which helped Nepal to qualify for the semis with one game in hand. Bhutan found their way out of the championship following the defeat against Nepal.  Nepal stands second in Group 'B' with 3 points. India is at the top of the table. Nepal will face India on September 9. Two teams from both g...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Skipper Sabina Khatun strikes twice as Bangladesh defeats Maldives 3-0 to find a winning start to the sixth SAFF Women's Championship. Masura Prabin added apiece to the goal tally. Khatun opened an account for Bangladesh in the 31st minute of the match. Maldivian skipper and goalkeeper Aminath Lija failed to judge a 35-yard-long ranger stroke by Kathun. Prabin doubled Bangladesh's lead in the 34th minute of the match. She converted into an empty net. Skipper Khatun scored her second and the team's third goal in the 40th minute of the match. Maldivian goalkeeper Lija however stopped the first attempt but Khatun easily netted the ball in a rebound. Two-goal scorer Sabina Khatun was adjudged the Player of The Match. The top two teams fro...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal National Women's Football Team defeated Bhutan National Women's Football Team by 4-0 in the inaugural match of SAFF Women's Championship. Sabitra Bhandari (Samba) and Anita Basnet scored a brace each on a rainy evening at Dashrath Stadium. Nepal took an early lead through Samba in the 12th minute of the match. Samba netted in an empty post after Bhutanese goalkeeper Sangita Monger collided with debutant Amisha Karki while attempting to clear the ball. Samba doubled Nepal's lead in the 68th minute. She collected second half substitute Rekha Paudel's through ball with a well timed run and shot it beneath Monger to put Nepal two ahead. Anita opened her account in the 73rd minute with a sublime strike. Anita dribbled past three defende...