SAFF U-17 Women's Championship: Bangladesh face Nepal in their last match Tuesday

Hosts Bangladesh will play Himalayan nation Nepal Tuesday in their fourth and last league match of the five-nation South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U-17 Women's Championship 2023.

The match will kick off at 3:15pm at the Birshrestha Shaheed Sipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the capital's Kamalapur.

Bangladesh made a flying start to the regional competition with an 8-1 win against Bhutan. But they lost to Russia 0-3 in their second match, UNB reports.

However, Bangladesh made a comeback in the third match, beating India 1-0.

Tournament favourite Russia won all their matches against Bangladesh (3-0), Nepal (3-0), and Bhutan (9 1). They will play their last match against India Tuesday; a win in the match will see Russia win the title.





India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh, and Russia are taking part in the nine-day competition organised by SAFF under the supervision of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) in collaboration with UEFA.

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