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Hans India
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
SAFF U19 C'ship: India aim to entertain crowd in summit clash
Yupia: Aimingto win their record-extending 10th SAFF age-group men's tournament, India will take on Bangladesh in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U19 Championship 2025 final on Sunday at the Golden Jubilee Stadium, and head coach Bibiano Fernandes hopes his team can entertain the crowds. India have won the U15, U16, and U17 tournaments twice each, and the U18, U19, and U20 once each. Fernandes has won three of them and is looking for his fourth on Sunday. Bangladesh are familiar opponent for the Blue Colts. The two nations have met in four SAFF men's age-group finals, and India have won all four, including last year's SAFF U17 final by 2-0, with goals from Mohammed Arbash and Mohammed Kaif, both of whom are part of the current U19 squad. India have showcased utter dominance in front of a roaring Arunachal Pradesh crowd so far, winning 8-0 and 4-0 against Sri Lanka and Nepal, respectively, in the group stage, and 3-0 against the Maldives in the semifinal on Friday.
Hindustan Times
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
India start as favourites in SAFF U19 summit clash against Bangladesh
Yupia , A rampaging India will start as clear favourites to lift the trophy when they face familiar rivals Bangladesh in the SAFF U19 Championship summit clash here on Sunday. India have steam-rolled their opponents in the two group matches, beating Sri Lanka 8-0 and Nepal 4-0, before thrashing Maldives 3-0 in the semifinals during their all-win run so far. Bangladesh are also unbeaten so far, having drawn 2-2 with Maldives and beaten Bhutan 3-0 in their group matches before prevailing over Nepal 2-1 in the semifinals. A win on Sunday will hand India a record-extending 10th crown in the SAFF age-group men's tournament. India have won the U15, U16, and U17 tournaments twice each, and the U18, U19 and U20 once each. Head coach Bibiano Fernandes has won three of them and is looking for his fourth. Bangladesh are familiar opponents for the Blue Colts. The two nations have met in four SAFF men's age-group finals, and India have been victorious in all the four, including last year's SAFF U17 final, which they won 2-0. Both the goal scorers in that 2-0 win, Md Arbash and Mohammed Kaif, are part of the current U19 squad. "We will give our best on the pitch... it will be a good game and we will entertain the crowd the same way we have entertained them in the last three games," said Fernandes in the pre-match press conference. "We didn't play Bangladesh in the tournament, but have seen them play and know how good they are. They have shown good character, especially in the semi-finals. We respect that, and we will prepare and give our best in the final." Bangladesh head coach Golam Robbani Choton said, "Our boys have played good football in all the matches so far, they've learnt a lot, and now are quite confident in their abilities. We are ready for the final."
