KATHMANDU: All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) on Friday bade farewell to the Nepali Football Team that is going to participate in the U-20 Men’s SAFF Championship in India.

The Championship is scheduled at Bhubaneshwar of India from July 25 to August 5.

Chairperson of All Nepal Football Association, Pankaj Bikram Nembang, Member-Secretary of the National Sports Council, Tanka Lal Ghising, and office-bearers of ANFA bade farewell to the team.

There are five teams in the championship, including the host India, Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Nepal will pay with the Maldives on July 25 as an inaugural match.

Similarly, Nepal will play its second match with Sri Lanka on July 27 and the third match with India on July 31.

Likewise, Nepal will play another match with Bangladesh on August 2.

The top two teams in the championship will play the final match on August 5.