Bangladesh take on India in SAFF U-17 final today

Dhaka, 27 Sept - Spirited Bangladesh U-17 national football team is looking forward to maintaining their supremacy as they face defending champions India in the final match of the SAFF U-17 Championship scheduled to be held at Racecourse Ground in Colombo, Sri Lanka Saturday.

The match kicks off at 6:30 PM Bangladesh time.

Both Bangladesh and India maintained their all-win run in the tournament. They beat Nepal and Sri Lanka by an identical margin of 4-0 goals to emerge as Group A champions.
The boys in red and green confirmed their spot in the final by defeating Pakistan by 2-0 goals in the first semi-final.

India, on the other hand, thrashed Maldives 6-0 in their group opening match, beat Bhutan by 1-0 goal, and defeated Pakistan by 3-2 goals.
The defending champions reached the final after beating Nepal by 3-0 goals in the second semifinal match.

On the other hand, Pakistan beat Bhutan 4-0 in their group opening match, defeated Maldives 5-2 in their second match, but lost to defending champions India by 3-2 goals in their last group match to finish as Group B runners-up.

Bangladesh U-17 football team - Alif Rahman Imtiaz, Tasin Saheb, Chandro Saha, Ikramul Islam, Azam Khan, Md Raj, Sabbir Islam, Shadat Hossain, Tarek Hossain, Ishan Habib Riduan, Kamal Merdha, Namul Huda Faisal (captain), Md Manik, Rifat Kazi, Ashik, Opu Rahman, Ruhul Amin Akash, Akash Ahmed, Mohin Ahmmed, Md Arif, Bayzit Bostami, Mahin Miah Sojib, and Akash Ahammad.BSS