Nepal looses entry into SAFF Finals, Afghans move on

Reporters Nepal

Publish date : 8 September, 2013

Nepal football team lines up for a group photograph in the Pashupatinath Temple premise on Sep 8, 2013.

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s football team was dropped out in the first match of SAFF Football championship after they lost the match to Afghanistan.

Nepal lost in the first semifinal of the championship with 1-0. This was the second time that the Afghans defeated Nepal in the semifinals of the championship.

Afghan scored the goal home in the tenth minute of the play and defended their goal post well.
Nepal players missed the opportunity to goal despite two repeated penalty shoot outs given in the game played at the Dasrath Rangsala in Kathmandu.