TNPSC Thervupettagam

SAFF Championship

October 20 , 2021 1132 days 1030 0
  • India beat Nepal, 3-0, to win the 2021 SAFF (South Asian Football Federation) Championship final title.
  • It was held at the National Football Stadium in Male, Maldives.
  • This is the eighth SAFF Championship title claimed by the Indian men’s national football team.
  • Previously the team had won the title in 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015.
  • Sunil Chhetri, Suresh Singh Wangjam and Sahal Abdul Samad were the goal scorer for the Indian team in the final.
  • Sunil Chhetri (Captain) is the top scorer in the championship (5 goals).
  • Sunil Chhetri scored his 80th international strike at the championship.
  • He had equalled his score with iconic Lionel Messi.
  • He has now become the second-highest goal-scorer in international football among active players.

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