SAFF Championship 2021: Nepal kicks off with a historic win against Maldives

KATHMANDU, October 2: Nepal has made a bright start in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship-2021 currently underway in the Maldives.

In its first match of the competition held at the National Stadium in Male last night, Nepal got the better of the hosts by a solitary goal. Despite holding only 38 per cent of the possession, Nepal kept the Maldives at bay ultimately coming out with a victory in the dying minutes of the match.