In Bhubaneswar, India, the SAFF U-20 Championship men’s football got under way today. Today’s opening match at Kalinga Stadium features Nepal versus Maldives. At 4:15 PM Nepali time, the match between Nepal and the Maldives will start. Nepal wants to get off to a strong start by defeating the Maldives in order to advance to the SAFF finals. Maldives also wants to win against Nepal and also have a strong start.
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Nepal will want to get off to a strong start by achieving victory in the tournament’s first game. The Nepali squad’s coach stated that the team has been practicing for the previous two months and that there are great hopes. There haven’t been many tournaments in the age category “not just in Nepal but also in South Asia,” according to coach Casey. But we are here to win.
Similarly, the squad is prepared for this competition, according to captain Ayush Ghalan. Ayush, the tournament’s captain, said he worked hard to prepare for it and played to score three points.
On the other hand, Ahmed Shakir, the Maldives coach, said that ” he has never played against the Nepali young squad, it will be challenging. Nevertheless, he is certain that the outcome will be favorable because the majority of the squad members compete in Maldives’ premier league.
This tournament, which was formerly conducted between the ages of 19 and 18, will now be contested between the ages of 20 and under. The previous two editions were won by Nepal, while the most recent event was won by India.
Nepal will play two games against Sri Lanka on July 27, India on July 31, and Bangladesh on August 2 in the competition. The final game between the top two clubs in the standings will take place on August 5 following the round-robin league.
