Kuwait defeat Nepal in SAFF Championship

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NEW DELHI, June 21 : Kuwait National football team defeated Nepal in a score of 3-1 on Wednesday in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship. The Championship kicked off today in the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore city in south India. Ibrahim Khalid, Shabaib Al-Khaldi, Muhammed Dahham netted first, second and third goals respectively for Kuwait against Nepal.

Eight teams are participating in the SAFF Championship and Kuwait, Nepal, India and Pakistan are drawn in Group A, while Lebanon, Maldives, Bhutan and Bangladesh are drawn in Group B. In the second round of the group, Kuwait will take on Pakistan on Saturday, meanwhile India will face Nepal. In Group B, Lebanon will take on Bangladesh while Maldives will lock horn with Bhutan in the first round of match scheduled for Thursday. In the second round of Group B matches, Bhutan will take on Lebanon and Bangladesh will meet Maldives on Sunday.(KUNA)

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