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SAFF U-19 Women's Championship begins Feb 2

Hosts Bangladesh to play Nepal in opener


Thursday, 18 January 2024


The four-nation South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U-19 Women's Championship 2024 will begin on February 02 at the Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium at Kamalapur in the city, reports UNB.
Four South Asian countries --India, Nepal, Bhutan and hosts Bangladesh --will compete in the meet initially on league-based matches.
Later, the top two teams of the four-nation fray will play in the final on February 08.
India will play Bhutan at 3 pm local time while hosts Bangladesh will face Nepal at 7 pm (local time) in two opening-day fixtures on February 02.
In the remaining matches, Bangladesh will meet India on February 4 at 7 pm while they play Bhutan on February 6, also at 7 pm, all at the Kamalapur Stadium.
Meanwhile, India will be the first foreign team to arrive in Dhaka on January 30 while Nepal and Bhutan teams expected to arrive here on the following day (January 31).