Nepal vs. Afghanistan Live – Semifinal SAFF Championship

Nepal’s journey in SAFF Championship continues as the home team meets Afghanistan in the match today from 6.30 onwards at Dasarath Stadium. In its effort to be the number one team of South Asia, the Nepali team looks fully prepared to take on Afghanistan, possibly continuing its winning trend in the tournament. You can watch the match Nepal vs. Afghanistan Live above on this page. (The youtube video however will not be available for SAAF participating countries).

*We will try to include few text highlights live during the match. Please refresh the page for such updates

– Nepal lost its semifinal match with Afghanistan 1-0, Afghanistan enters Finale of SAFF Championship 2013.

– Half time: Nepal 0-1 Afghanistan, Ahmadi at 11′ the scorer. Afghan player Sandjar Ahmadi scores the 1st goal to lead the match.

The Nepal vs. Afghanistan match will be played in a fully packed Dasarath Stadium of more than 20 thousands audience. About 18,000 tickets were sold out in a few hours after three counters opened today, according to All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). The ticket prices for today’s match were increased to Rs 1,000 for the closed and Rs 500 for the open parapet due to high demands.

Team Nepal started their journey with an easy 2-0 victory against Bangladesh in the inaugural match of the championship. They struggled to equalize with Pakistan and settled for 1-1 draw in their second scheduled match. The team had then attained a historic win 2-1 against defending champion India.

With Afghanistan team, they started the championship with their easy victory over Bhutan 3-0 in their first match. In their second match, they crushed Sri Lanka 3-1, and drew their third match with Maldives at 1-1. As the runners-up of Group ‘B’, they are now facing Nepal in this semifinal match of the SAFF Championship.

Watch the pre-match analysis of Nepal vs Afghanistan Live in the video below.

Nepal´s probable starting line-up

Goalkeeper: Kiran Chemjong
Defender: Rabin Shrestha, Sagar Thapa, Sandeep Rai, Biraj Maharjan
Midfielder: Bhola Silwal, Raju Tamang, Rohit Chand, Bharat Khawas
Forward: Jumanu Rai, Anil Gurung

Nepal has better records playing versus Afghanistan in previous matches. Team Nepal has won three matches and Afghanistan one, which came during the last SAFF, while one ended in a draw. See all the head-to-head records from the past.

Head-to-head records

Date | Result | Events

2003 Nepal 4-0 Afghanistan 13th Asian Cup
2008 Nepal 2-2 Afghanistan Mardeka Cup (Invitational)
2009 Nepal 3-0 Afghanistan 6th SAFF Championship
2011 Nepal 1-0 Afghanistan AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers
2011 Nepal 0-0 Afghanistan 7th SAFF Championship, New Delhi
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Afghanistan higher FIFA rankings (ranked 139, vs. Nepal ranking of 170) and its last competitive draw against Nepal have indicated the team to be a tough competition for Nepal. Nepal’s past success in this tournament however puts Nepal in a better and stronger position to win against Afghanistan.

We wish Team Nepal all the best with match! Please don’t forget to leave comments below.