Here comes the SAFF U-20 Championship match schedule, Nepal in Group 'A'
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- Wed, 4 February 2026
Kathmandu. The South Asian Football Confederation SAFF has announced the schedule of the SAFF U-20 Championship football tournament to be held in the Maldives. The teams participating in the competition, which will be held from March 23 to April 4, have been divided into two groups. In which Nepal is in group 'A'. The group includes hosts Maldives, Bhutan and Sri Lanka. Similarly, in Group B of the competition, the previous winners are India, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Nepal will face Bhutan in their opening match. Similarly, Nepal will play the second match against Sri Lanka on March 25, while the last match of the group stage will be against Maldives on March 27. After the single round robin league, the top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals. All Nepal Football Association ANFA has selected 80 players for the championship.
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