Sports Desk: Bangladesh beat Nepal to win the SAFF U-20 Football Championship title. Maruful Haque’s disciples won the title by defeating Nepal 4-1 in the final held at the Anfa Complex in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Wednesday (August 28) afternoon.
It is Bangladesh’s first title in Youth Safe. Earlier in the final of the 2022 edition, they lost 5-2 in extra time to India as runners-up. This time, Bangladesh came to the final after defeating India in the semi-final with a tiebreaker of 4-3. And despite losing to the host Nepal in the group stage, Rabbi-Asadul-Mirajul showcased their first title by defeating them.
Bangladesh had to wait 45 minutes to see the first goal in the final. The first goal came after 45+1 minutes. At this time, Bangladesh gets a free kick in front of the D box. And Mirazul scored directly from the free kick. Bangladesh went ahead with that.
