Bangladesh is the defending champion of Women's SAFF Championship. The girls of Bengal became champions for the first time after defeating Nepal in the finals of the last tournament. This time, the representatives of red and green get Nepal again. In the final, Bangladesh beat the hosts 2-1 and became the champions.

The two teams went into the break goalless after several wasted chances at the Dasharath Rangshala Stadium in Kathmandu on Wednesday (October 30). Back from the break, Bangladesh went ahead with Monika's goal. Amisha Karki quickly equalized the hosts after that. However, Rituparna Chakma's extraordinary goal led the red-green representatives again.

Bangladesh got a good chance to score in the second minute of the match. Tahura's shot missed the Nepali defender and hit the side post. After that, the two teams started to attack and counter-attack. Nepal got a chance to score in the 10th minute of the match. Ameesha Karki's shot from outside the D box hits the crossbar. Bangladesh survived.

After that, both teams tried to attack by occupying the midfield. However, both teams lost the ball due to wrong passes. In the 33rd minute of the match, Bangladesh gets a free kick from just outside the D box on the right side. However, Maria Manda's shot went wide of the post.

Bangladesh got a corner in the 41st minute of the match. The red-green representatives could not make use of the opportunity from the shot taken by Sabina Khatun. In the end, if there is no goal, the two teams go into the break without a goal.

After the break, Bangladesh took the lead in 52 minutes. Monika Chakma broke through Nepal's defense in a great attack and put Bangladesh ahead. However, within 3 minutes, Nepal returned to equality. Amisha got the ball from the mistake of the defense of Bangladesh and brought the team back to the level with a goal.

In the 67th minute of the match, Maria Manda took a wonderful shot from outside the D box. However, Nepal's goalkeeper Anjila made a great save with one hand. Bangladesh could not use the corner from there.

However, in the 81st minute of the match, the Bengal girls scored again. Rituparna Chakma beat the Nepalese goalkeeper with a great shot from the left side.

Nepal started playing desperately to score goals. But in the end, if there were no more goals, the girls of Bangladesh celebrated the title with a 2-1 victory. With this, Sabina Khatun's team became the champion for the second time in a row.