Nepal To Open SAFF Sujuki Cup 2015 Campaign Taking On Sri Lanka On December 23!

Facts about Nepal Earthquake

A strong (7.8) earthquake hit Nepal in the area near Barpak, a mountain village between capital Kathmandu and tourist town Pokhara. The earthquake was followed by many powerful aftershocks and a very powerful one (6.7) hit Nepal on Sunday April 26.

The earthquakes caused extensive damage to buildings and thousands of deaths and injuries and was even felt in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.

Many (historic) buildings collapsed, temples have been ruined, roads destroyed. Nearly 8000 deaths in Nepal and tens of deaths in India & Tibet. The quake was followed by more than 430 aftershocks and another huge earthquake (6.8) on May 12.

Nepal pitted on Group B with host India, Srilanka and Pakistan in SAFF Championship 2015 (renamed as SAFF Sujuki Cup 2015 this time due to sponsorship reason) in an draw organised yesterday in India. The competition will begin from December 23 and end on January 3 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (INDIA).

Group A

India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan

Group B
Afghanistan, Maldives, Bhutan, Bangladesh

HERE IS THE FULL FIXTURES:-

Group A Matches:

23-Dec-2015: Nepal - Sri Lanka (15.30h IST) 23-Dec-2015: India - Pakistan (18.30h IST) 25-Dec-2015: Pakistan - Nepal (15.30h IST)

25-Dec-2015: Sri Lanka - India (18.30h IST)

27-Dec-2015: Sri Lanka - Pakistan (15.30h IST)
27-Dec-2015: India - Nepal (18.30h IST)

Group B Matches:

26-Dec-2015: Bhutan - Afghanistan (18.30h IST)
28-Dec-2015: Bhutan - Bangladesh (15.30h IST)
28-Dec-2015: Afghanistan - Maldives (18.30h IST)

Semifinals:
31-Dec-2015: Winner Group A - Runners-Up Group B (15.30h IST)
31-Dec-2015: Winner Group B - Runners-Up Group A (18.30h IST)

Final:
03-Jan-2016: Winner SF 1 - Winner SF 2 (18.30h IST)