SAFF Championship 2023: Nepal vs India Live Updates

7:00 PM: Hello everyone and welcome to Khel Now’s LIVE COVERAGE of the Nepal vs India match in the SAFF Championship 2023. The kick-off is just thirty minutes away! I am your host Aishwarya Chakraborty and I’ll be keeping you company through what promises a fascinating evening of football. Please wait for 30 Seconds for the Live blog to load.

SAFF Championship 2023: Nepal vs India - Build-up

India face Nepal in their next challenge at the 2023 SAFF Championship. Their convincing win against Pakistan in the opening game of the tournament gives the fans of the country a lot of hope. The game will take place at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on 24 June and the excitement is high as the neighbouring countries prepare to clash.

The Blue Tigers’ assistant coach Mahesh Gawli expects the upcoming game against Nepal to be a tough one. With the prospect of qualifying for the knockouts, the Indian men’s football team will certainly go all guns blazing and push for the win.

The Stakes

Nepal

Nepal had a difficult start to their 2023 SAFF Championship. They succumbed to a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Kuwait and have to avoid a loss at all costs against India. Losing their second group game will eliminate their chances of qualifying for the knockout stages. Vincenzo Alberto Annese, the head coach of Nepal’s men’s football team, will want his team to spring up a surprise and cause an upset when they face the Blue Tigers.

India

The Indian men’s football team will qualify for the knockout stages if they win against Nepal in the upcoming game. The hosts are one of the contenders to win the 2023 SAFF Championship and winning the game against their neighbouring country will take them one step closer to realising their objective. 

Injury & Team News

Ishan Pandita is out of the 2023 SAFF Championship due to an injury. Otherwise, both teams have fully available squads!

Head-to-head

Total Matches: 23

Nepal Wins: 2

India Wins: 16

Draws: 5

All-time head-to-head-record: Read Here

Predicted Line-ups

Nepal (4-2-3-1)

Limbu (GK), Shrestha, Tamang, Chand, Panday, Limbu, Uperkot, Bista, Arik Bista, Dangi, Shreshta.

India (4-2-3-1)

Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK), Nikhil Poojary, Mehtab Singh, Sandesh Jhingan, Akash Mishra, Rohit Kumar, Anirudh Thapa, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Sahal Abdul Samad, Liston Colaco, Sunil Chhetri.