Sports · 9 February 2026
India U-17 blanks Bangladesh 4-0 to win SAFF U-19 Women's Championship
Exam-focused facts from the 9 February 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- India's U-17 women's team defeated Bangladesh 4-0 in the SAFF U-19 Women's Championship final at Pokhara.
- Captain Julan Nongmaithem scored in the 42nd minute to give India the lead.
- Elizabed Lakra converted a 63rd-minute penalty to double India's advantage.
- Pearl Fernandes added the third goal in the 68th minute after dispossessing the goalkeeper.
- Substitute Anwita Raghuraman completed the scoring in the 83rd minute.
- India had earlier lost 0-2 to Bangladesh in the round-robin stage of the tournament.