Vikrant Shekhawat : Sep 02, 2021, 08:38 PM
The Indian men's football team performed a 1-1 draw towards Nepal in an international pleasant on Thursday with Anirudh Thapa locating the equaliser after the hosts grabbed the lead.
Anjan Bista scored for Nepal withinside the 36th minute earlier than Thapa netted one for the visiting side at the Dashrath Stadium in Kathmandu. The teams will play another friendly on September 5. The matches kick begin India's preparations for subsequent month's SAFF Championships in the Maldives.
The five-team SAFF Championships might be held from October 3 to October 13 at the National Stadium in Male. Besides India, the other participating teams are Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, hosts Maldives and Nepal.