{"id":10378,"date":"2023-05-17T15:41:04","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T09:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bagmatitimes.com\/?p=10378"},"modified":"2023-05-17T15:41:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T09:56:05","slug":"nepal-placed-with-india-pakistan-in-saff-championship-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bagmatitimes.com\/bt\/nepal-placed-with-india-pakistan-in-saff-championship-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Nepal placed with India &#038; Pakistan in SAFF championship 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) announced the group division of the championship on Wednesday. Nepal has been placed in Group &#8216;A&#8217; of the 14th edition of Men&#8217;s SAFF Football Championship to be held in India. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along with Nepal  India, Kuwait and Pakistan are in the group .Group  B includes Lebanon, Maldives, Bhutan and Bangladesh. SAFF Championship will be held from June21 to July 4 in Bangalore, India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sri Lanka will not play this edition due to FIFA ban. However, Kuwait and Lebanon will play as invited teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nepal became the runner-up in the 13th SAFF Championship organized in Maldives. Nepal lost 3-0 to India in the title clash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So far, India has won this title the most 8 times, while Maldives has won 2 times and Bangladesh has won this title once. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/bagmatitimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/saff-championshhip.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bagmatitimes.com\/bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/saff-championshhip.jpg 950w, https:\/\/bagmatitimes.com\/bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/saff-championshhip-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bagmatitimes.com\/bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/saff-championshhip-520x292.jpg 520w, https:\/\/bagmatitimes.com\/bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/saff-championshhip-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nepal, placed in Group A, will face Kuwait in the first match. Nepal is scheduled to play against Kuwait on June 21 at 3:45 pm Nepali time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, Nepal will play its second match against the host India on June 24 at 7:45 PM. Nepal will play their third match on June 27 against Pakistan at 3:45 PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/bagmatitimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Saff.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bagmatitimes.com\/bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Saff.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bagmatitimes.com\/bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Saff-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bagmatitimes.com\/bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Saff-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/bagmatitimes.com\/bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Saff-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bagmatitimes.com\/bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Saff-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) announced the group division of the championship on Wednesday. Nepal has been placed in Group &#8216;A&#8217; of the 14th edition of Men&#8217;s SAFF Football Championship to be held in India. Along with Nepal India, Kuwait and Pakistan are in the group .Group B includes Lebanon, Maldives, Bhutan and Bangladesh. 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