Afghanistan beat India 2-0 to lift SAFF Championship trophy

Afghanistan lifted its maiden international trophy in football, by beating defending champions India, 2-0, in the finals of the South Asian Football Federation, SAFF Championship in Kathmandu, Nepal last evening. Mustafa Azadzoy in the 8th minute, and Sanjar Ahmadi in the 63rd minute, were the goal ...

Afghanistan have lifted their maiden SAFF football Trophy. In the final of the championship in Kathmandu on Wednesday, they defeated defending champions India by a convincing margin of Two-Nil. The goal scorers for the winners were Mustafa Azadzoy in the 8th minute and Sanjar Ahmadi in the 63rd minu...

Afghanistan has won the SAFF Football Championship defeating India 2-0. In the final played at Dasarath Stadium, in Kathmandu on Wednesday evening , Afghanistan opened their scoring early with a goal scored in the eight minute of the game and doubled their lead in the second half .This is for the fi...

SAFF Football: Afghanistan lead by 2-0 against India in final<br/>

In the SAFF Football Championship final, now under way in Kathmandu, Afghanistan were leading 2-Nil against India, a short while ago. India are the Defending champions and have lifted the coveted Cup six times so far.According to FIFA rankings, Afghanistan holds the 139th spot, while India are place...

SAFF Football: India to take on Afghanistan in final<br/>

Defending champions India will take on Afghanistan in the SAFF Football Championship final in Kathmandu in a short while from now. According to FIFA rankings, Afghanistan holds the 139th spot, while India is placed at the 145th position. However, Afghanistan have never defeated India who have lifted...

SAFF Football: India to clash with Afghanistan in finals today

India will clash with Afghanistan in the title clash of the South Asian Football Federation, SAFF Cup in Kathmandu today. In the semi-finals, while India had defeated the Maldives one-nil, Afghanistan beat hosts Nepal by the same margin.Indian Skipper Sunil Chettri will be back in the team for today...

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