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2023-09-23

Pakistan through to semis after Maldives draw, Bhutan stun Bangladesh

Pakistan reached the semi-final of the SAFF U-19 Championship after a 1-1 draw against Maldives on Saturday.

In the first match of the day at Dasharath Stadium, Shanaan Rasheed Rashaad scored the first for Maldives in the 39th minute before Shah Jahan levelled the match six minutes from time.

Pakistan's draw against Maldives means Nepal will have to win against Maldives to make it to the semi-final of the tournament.

In the second match of the day, Bhutan stunned Bangladesh 4-3 to make it to the semi-final of the tournament. Bangladesh, meanwhile, crashed out of the tournament after two losses from two matches.

Md Rubel Shaikh and Asadul Molla scored twice inside 30 minutes but Butan levelled through Jigme Namgyel's goal in the 32nd minute and Kinzang Tenzin's second in the added minute of the first half.

Bangladesh's Razu Ahmed Zisan made it 3-2 for Bangladesh in the 55th minute before Namgyel levelled again in the 68th minute of the game.

Just when the match seemed destined for a defeat, Rinzin Dorji scored six minutes from time to give Bhutan the comeback victory.

Bhutan's win means they have reached the semi-final of the tournament with a game to play and face India in their second match on Monday.

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2023-09-21

Nepal lose to Pakistan in SAFF U-19, India make winning start

Nepal lost 1-0 to Pakistan in opening match of Group B in the SAFF U-19 Championship at Dasharath Stadium on Thursday.

India defeated Bangladesh 3-0 to make a winning start in the tournament.

In the second match of the day, Ali Zafar scored the only goal in Pakistan's victory over Nepal. Zafar's goal came in the 76th minute of the match. Nepal's goalkeeper Jiyarath Shiekh prevented Pakistan from scoring big after making numerous fine saves in the match.

In the first match, India scored through Gwgwmsar Goyary, Naoba Meitei Pangambam and Arjun Singh Oinam to make light work of Bangladesh. Goyary scored the team's first in the very first minute of the match before Pangambam added the second in the added minutes of first half.

Oinam scored the third in the added minutes of the match to seal the win for India.

Nepal will now face their second match against Maldives on September 25.

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2023-09-20

Teams hopeful of good display ahead of SAFF U-19 opener

Participating teams of the SAFF U-19 Championship in Kathmandu have expressed to put up a good display ahead of the opening match of the regional youth tournament.

Coaches and Captains from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Pakistan and Nepal addressed the media in the pre-match conference on Wednesday at ANFA Complex in Satdobato.

Nepal, Pakistan and Maldives are pooled in Group A of the tournament while India, Bhutan and Bangladesh are in Group B of the competition.

India begin the tournament against Bangladesh at 1:30 pm at Dasharath Stadium while Nepal will face Pakistan at 5:30 pm at the same venue.

Nepal's head coach Sunil Shrestha has announced his 23-member squad for the tournament. Two players have been kept as reserves.

Nepal squad

Goalkeepers: Jiyarath Sheikh, Rubin Bogati, Amit Tamatta

Defenders: Semanta Thapa, Bishal Nepali, Bikram Tamang, Aayush Timsina, Ashwin Ghorasainee, Dipak Thapa Magar, Ninsang Parangden (Limbu), Gaurav Maharjan

Midfielders: Kushal Deuba, Lachhu Thapa, Prashant Laksam, Abinash Syangtan, Anil Bhomjan, Dhan Singh BK, Harish Raj Bhatta, Nelson Tamang

Forward: Samir Tamang, Nirajan Dhami, Sujan Dangol, Siddhartha Adhikari

Reserves: Niraj Karki, Nishant Tamang

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2023-09-25

Injured U-15 national team player Bohora receives Rs 300,000

ANFA President Pankaj Bikram Nembang hands over cheque of Rs 300,000 to Lal Singh Bohora, father of U-15 national team member Yasoda Bohora.

Bohora's father Lal Singh received the cheque at Dasharath Stadium on Monday.

The emergency Ex-Co meeting on September 10 had decided to hand over Rs 500,000 to Bohora who has suffered a serious spinal injury during training. Over 50 percent of the amount was handed on Monday.

ANFA Senior Vice President Bir Bahadur Khadka, Vice President Deepak Khatiwada, General Secretary Kiran Rai, SAFF Vice President Sundar Narsingh Joshi, Ex-Co members  Manish Joshi, Rupesh Adhikari, Rabindra Chand, Spokesperson Suresh Shah were also present in the handover.

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