On the second semi-final match of the SAFF Women’s Championship Nepal will be facing India on Friday. Nepal will face Bangladesh in the first semi-final and the second match will be played between Nepal and India.
Though India won all five past encounters against Nepal in the SAFF Championship, coach Suren Kumar Chhetri termed Nepal as tough opponents.
Among 14 matches played between the two sides, Nepal have won just one, during the Women’s Gold Cup in Bhuwaneshwar in February 2019, drawn two and have lost 11 matches.
Nepal’s star forward Sabitra Bhandari, ruled out of the team’s last match against Sri Lanka due to dengue, however, is in doubt for the game.
Bhandari is the all-time highest scorer for Nepal with 40 goals under her belt and was excluded from the team’s win over Sri Lanka. She had scored twice in the 4-0 win over Bhutan.
1st Semi-final : 1:00 PM
2nd Semi-final 5:30 PM
(Reference taken from Kathmandu Post)
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