India, everyone’s favorite to win in almost every sporting categories in the South Asian Games, suffered a surprise blow in men’s football from Afghanistan.
India fielded under-19 teams against Afghanistan’s under-23 at MA Aziz Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday expecting a clean victory but lost the game by a goal, scored by Afghani midfielder Belal Arizou.
Nepal will be contending against the hosts, Bangladesh, in the same category Saturday evening. It’s considered a strong contender in its group, which includes Bhutan, Maldives and Bangladesh.
India, everyone’s favorite to win in almost every sporting categories in the South Asian Games, suffered a surprise blow in men’s football from Afghanistan.
India fielded under-19 team against Afghanistan’s under-23 at MA Aziz Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday expecting a clean victory but lost the game by a goal, scored by Afghani midfielder Belal Arizou.
Nepal will be contending against the hosts, Bangladesh, in the same category on Saturday evening. It’s considered a strong contender in its group, which includes Bhutan, Maldives and Bangladesh.