U-14 girls conquer Himalayas

U-14 girls conquer Himalayas
U-14 girls conquer Himalayas

Bangladesh girls were crowned Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-14 regional champions as they beat Nepal 1-0 in the final at Kathmandu on Sunday.

Marzia scored the all-important goal in the 16th minute of the game to shoot her team to glory.

“We are very, very happy and proud to bring the title home,” Bangladesh’s skipper Krishna Rani Sarkar told AFP after receiving the winner’s medal from Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.

“We worked so hard for this,” Sarkar also told the news agency.

It says on the way to the title clash, Bangladesh defeated Iran while Nepal got the better of India in the semi-finals held in April.

The final was earlier scheduled to be held on April 25, the day a powerful 7.8-magnitude quake shook Nepal killing almost 8,900 people.

Seven teams, including India, Bhutan, Maldives, Iran and Sri Lanka, participated in the championship.

The final squad of Bangladesh: Samsun Nahar, Runa, Nargis, Shiuli, Sanjida, Mousumi,Krishna (captain), Marzia, Swapna, Maria, Taslima.