Nepal Win SAFF U-19 Championship title

Aug 29: Nepal defeated India 5-4 in a penalty shootout to lift the first SAFF U-19 Championship title at the ANFA Complex in Satdobato, Lalitpur on Saturday. A victory for Nepal in the final has put a brake on India's six match undefeated record against Nepal in all forms of football and also ended the latter's 'jinx' against the South Asian powerhouse.

Nepal took lead in 31st minute with goal from Tej Tamang. India scored a goal through penalty in 88th minute to level the tally. The match then entered penalty shootout with no teams managing to score more goals in stipulated 90 minutes. The youth team has ended Nepal's title drought of around one and a half decade by beating India. The last international football title that any team of Nepal lifted was during the Eighth South Asian Games in 1999. Since then, Nepal had never won any international football title be it at the age group, women's event or by the national team.