Team Nepal fails to end Women’s SAFF Championship drought
Another opportunity to end the women’s South Asian Federation Championship title drought goes in vain for the women’s national team of Nepal. They exited the regional championship which concluded in Margao, Goa, India recently, following defeat at the hands of defending champions Bangladesh 1-2 in the semifinals . Nepal looked poised to enter the final,following defender Gita Rana’s goal in the 22nd minute of the first half, giving them the crucial lead. However, within a minute of the start of the second half,Bangladesh bounced back to level the score. Team Nepal did have a host of scoring opportunities to surge back to take the lead, however,poor finishing and inability to translate it into goals let them down. When it seemed the game was headed to extra time, Nepal’s dream of reaching the final was shattered when midfielder Preeti Rai scored an own goal to handover the match to the o...