Nepal advance to finals for the first time
13 Oct. 2021 (Male’) – Nepal advanced to the finals of the SAFF Championship 2021 following a 1-1 draw against Bangladesh, at the National Stadium in Male, on Wednesday. Anjan Bista scored the all important goal for Nepal in the 88th minute from the penatly. Nepal were awarded a penalty for foul against Bista inside the […]
India set title clash with Nepal
13 Oct 2021 (Male’) – India marched into the finals of the SAFF Championship 2021 following a 3-1 win over host Maldives, at the National Stadium, Male. Seven-time champion India, the most successful team in the history of the championship, finished the group standing with eight points from four matches. Nepal, who had managed to […]
SAFF Ordinary Congress held
17 Oct. 2021 (Male) – The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) hosted it’s Ordinary Congress on Sunday 17 October, 2021 at Male, Maldives. With the support of the Football Association of Maldives (FAM) as local host, the Congress congregated all the Member Associations and SAFF Executive Committee along with representatives from the Asian Football Confederation […]
India wins SAFF title for 8th time
16 Oct. 2021 (Male) – India won the SAFF Championship 2021 defeating Nepal 3-0 in the finals played at the National Stadium on Saturday. Second half goals from Sunil Chhetri, Suresh Singh Wangjam and Sahal Abdul Samad gave India their record eighth regional title. The win fetched a cash prize of USD 50,000 for the […]
SAFF organizes First Integrity Seminar in Colombo
The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) with support of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka,as a local host, organized the First SAFF Integrity Seminar in Colombo on Thursday, 18th November, 2021. The one-day seminar had the participation of Integrity Officers from the six Member Associationsalong with three guest speakers from the United Nations on Drugs and […]
The Legendary Voice in Bangladeshi Football
Bangladesh Football Commentary Legend Mr. Alfazuddin Ahmed was invited by SAFF to share his experience and journey as a commentator. His career of over 40 years has been a glorifying one with a great reputation. When he started his journey, the commentary wasn’t a very conventional career choice, yet through his voice and signature style […]
Serto’s hat-trick puts India in commanding position
Serto’s hat-trick puts India in commanding position Lynda Kom Serto scored a hat-trick as India routed Nepal 5-1 on the fourth day of the SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship being held at the JRD Tata Complex, on Monday. Serto registered herself as the first person to the bag the feat in this edition of the competition. […]
Joshi and Umar for VP; Dr. Prabhakaran for AFC ExCo Member
Media Release Sundar Narsingh Joshi and Ali Umar have been nominated by their respective member associations for Vice Presidency in the SAFF Executive Committee. Joshi is representing All Nepal Football Association, while Umar is representing Football Association of Maldives. Similarly, Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran of All India Football Federation was nominated for AFC Executive Committee member […]
Maldives register hard-fought win
Maldives registered a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Bhutan in their Bangabandhu SAFF Championship 2023 opening match at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday. Hamza Mohamed converted from the spot in the 6th minute to put Maldives on the front seat. Substitute Naiz Hassan made it 2-0 for Maldives in the 90th minute. Bhutan piled […]
Defending champions Bangladesh drawn with India
Defending champions Bangladesh will face India in the group stages of the SAFF Women’s Championship 2024 to be held in Nepal from October 17-30. At the draw ceremony held on the side line of the SAFF Ordinary Congress 2024 in Dhaka, All Nepal Football Association President Pankaj Bikram Nembang and SAFF General Secretary Anwarul Huq […]