Dhaka, July 9 -- nation South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U-20 Women's Championship Bangladesh'2025 begins here on Friday at the Bashundhara Kings Arena in the capital.

Four South Asian nations -Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and hosts Bangladesh-- will compete in the 11-day meet on double league basis, organised by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) under the auspices of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF)

Joints champions Bangladesh team will start their campaign taking on Sri Lanka in the opening match on Friday at 3 pm local time while Bhutan will encounter Nepal in the other opening day's fixture at 7 pm local time.

India, which emerged joint champions with Bangladesh in 2024 in Dhaka after playing 1-1 draw in the schedule tim...