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🤝 Nepal🇳🇵 Receives Fair Play Award at SAFF Women's Championship 2026

Despite a heartbreaking exit in the semi-finals, the Nepal🇳🇵 Women's National Football Team leaves the SAFF Women's Championship 2026 with a well-deserved recognition for their conduct and sportsmanship throughout the tournament.

Nepal has been awarded the Fair Play Award of the SAFF Women's Championship 2026, highlighting the team's discipline, respect for opponents, and commitment to the spirit of the game.

While the dream of reaching the final came to an end in dramatic fashion, this award serves as recognition of the professionalism and character shown by the players and staff throughout the competition.

A bittersweet ending to the campaign, but one that reflects the values Nepal🇳🇵 carried onto the pitch every time they represented the nation.

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🏆India🇮🇳 Ends Bangladesh🇧🇩's Reign to Reclaim SAFF Women's Championship Title

The Blue Tigresses are champions of South Asia once again.

India🇮🇳 defeated Bangladesh🇧🇩 3-1 in the final of the SAFF Women's Championship 2026 in Goa, ending Bangladesh🇧🇩's hopes of completing a historic hat-trick of titles and lifting their sixth SAFF Women's Championship crown.

Bangladesh🇧🇩 came into the tournament as defending champions after winning the 2022 and 2024 editions, defeating Nepal🇳🇵 in both finals. However, their road to the final this year was far more challenging. After finishing runners-up behind India🇮🇳 in the group stage, where they suffered a 3-0 defeat, they were forced to navigate a tough semi-final against Nepal🇳🇵 before booking their place in the title clash.

The final started as an evenly contested affair. India🇮🇳 broke the deadlock in the 42nd minute through Xaxa, but Bangladesh🇧🇩 responded immediately when star forward Ritu Porna Chakma found the equalizer in first-half stoppage time.

The second half belonged to India🇮🇳.

Just a minute after the restart, Nongrum restored India🇮🇳's lead in the 46th minute, exposing defensive weaknesses in the Bangladesh🇧🇩 backline. As Bangladesh🇧🇩 pushed forward in search of another equalizer, India🇮🇳 continued to create chances and control the game.

The decisive moment arrived in the 82nd minute when Kom found the net to make it 3-1, sealing the title for the hosts and ending Bangladesh🇧🇩's dream of a third consecutive championship.

India🇮🇳's triumph marks a significant return to the top after several years of inconsistent performances, while Bangladesh🇧🇩's defeat brings an end to one of the most remarkable rises in South Asian women's football.

Despite the result, both India🇮🇳 and Bangladesh🇧🇩 have established themselves as the region's leading forces, with both nations recently qualifying for and competing in AFC competitions at senior and youth levels.

South Asia has a new champion once again, and the Blue Tigresses are back on the throne.

India🇮🇳 defeats Bangladesh🇧🇩 in the final of the SAFF Women's Championship 2026 at Goa.

Bangladesh🇧🇩's hattrick streak opportunity broken!

⚽Nepali🇳🇵 Freestyler Ufuun Moktan to Compete at Asia-Pacific Championship in Cambodia🇰🇭

Nepali freestyle footballer Ufuun Moktan is set to represent Nepal🇳🇵 today at the Asia-Pacific Freestyle Football Championship (APFFC) in Cambodia🇰🇭, one of the most prestigious freestyle football competitions in the world and an official qualifier for the WFFA World Finals.

Ufuun has been drawn into Circle 7 alongside three Japanese🇯🇵 freestylers and will be battling for a place in the Top 32 of the championship.

For those unfamiliar with freestyle football, it is a competitive sport that showcases incredible ball mastery, creativity, technique, and skill through tricks and routines performed with a football. Athletes are judged on difficulty, ex*****on, originality, control, and overall performance.

Organized by the World Freestyle Football Association (WFFA), the Asia-Pacific Freestyle Football Championship (APFFC) brings together the best freestyle football athletes from across Asia and Oceania. The championship serves as a pathway to the World Finals, with only the top three finishers earning qualification.

While football fans in Nepal🇳🇵 are familiar with the game on the pitch, freestyle football is a different arena where individual skill, creativity, and artistry take center stage.

Best wishes to Ufuun Moktan as he carries the Nepali flag🇳🇵 onto the continental stage and competes against some of the finest freestyle football athletes in the Asia-Pacific region.

💔HEARTBREAK AGAIN: Nepal🇳🇵's SAFF Dream Ends in the Semi-Finals

Another SAFF campaign, another painful chapter.

The Nepal🇳🇵 Women's National Football Team has bowed out of the SAFF Women's Championship 2026 after a devastating 2-1 semi-final defeat to Bangladesh🇧🇩, with a defensive lapse in the 90+3rd minute crushing hopes of a return to the final.

For the third consecutive SAFF tournament, it is Bangladesh🇧🇩 who have broken Nepali hearts. After defeating Nepal🇳🇵 in the finals of the 2022 and 2024 editions at Dashrath Stadium, Bangladesh🇧🇩 once again stood in Nepal🇳🇵's way, this time denying them even a place in the final.

Nepal🇳🇵 looked the better side for much of the first half and deservedly took the lead in the 22nd minute from a corner-kick situation. However, tactical adjustments and substitutions by Bangladesh🇧🇩 head coach Peter Buttler gradually shifted the momentum. Bangladesh 🇧🇩 increased the intensity, pressed higher, and eventually found an equalizer through a stunning Olimpico goal from Ritu Porna Chakma just before halftime.

The second half saw Nepal🇳🇵 pinned back for long spells. Rekha Poudel came agonizingly close to restoring the lead, only to see her effort strike the post. As the match wore on under the gruelling conditions, Nepal🇳🇵's energy levels appeared to drop while Bangladesh🇧🇩's relentless pressing continued.

Then came the fatal moment.

Deep into stoppage time, a miscommunication while dealing with an aerial ball saw Samikshya Ghimire and Bimala B.K collide just outside the penalty area. Bangladesh🇧🇩 capitalized instantly, and Samsunahar squeezed the ball past a desperate goal-line clearance attempt from Puja Rana to score the winner in the 90+3rd minute.

A single mistake. A tournament gone!

Nepal🇳🇵's long wait for a SAFF Women's Championship title continues, while Bangladesh🇧🇩 march into yet another final.

FT: Nepal 🇳🇵 1-2 🇧🇩 Bangladesh

Heartbreak for Nepal🇳🇵! Once again, Bangladesh🇧🇩 stood as the unpassable hurdle, and this time in the Semi-Final!

SAFF Women's Championship 2026 | SEMI-FINAL

90'+3' min
Nepal🇳🇵 [1]X[2] 🇧🇩Bangladesh

Big defensive mistake after a collision between Samiksha Ghimire and Bimala B.K gave an opportunity to Bangladesh🇧🇩, which they capitalized on and took the lead in the dying minute of the match!

Stalemate at the break as both teams score a goal each from a corner kick!

SAFF Women's Championship 2026 | SEMI-FINAL

22' min
Nepal🇳🇵 [1]X[0] 🇧🇩Bangladesh

Nepal🇳🇵 takes the lead. Dipa Shahi delivered a looping corner kick right in the middle and Gita Rana placed the ball into the net!

Nepal face Bangladesh in the semi-finals of the SAFF Women's Championship 2026.

Kick off 4:15 pm.

Streaming on DGO app.