SAFF U-16 Championship from today
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SAFF U-16 Women's Championship football starts on Friday. India will face Bhutan in the first match at the ANFA Complex in Satdobato.
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Four teams from South Asia are participating in the tournament. Initially the matches will be played on a round robin basis. The top two teams will reach the finals.
Nepal will play its first match against Bangladesh on Saturday. The final is on February 27. Nepali team coach is Chakra Tamang. Budhathoki is the captain of the Nepalese team. In the pre-match conference held on Thursday, Bhumika said that her team's aim is to win the title. She said, "Now the sisters are doing well in the national team. We are also going to challenge all the teams and win the gold medal for Nepal. Coach Tamang said that the team now has a positive situation and it will have a good effect on the team's performance. Nepal is the defending champion of SAFF U-15.
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