DHAKA, May 16, 2025 (BSS) - Defending champions Bangladesh will take on Nepal this afternoon in the first semifinal of the SAFF U-19 Championship, scheduled to be held at the Golden Jubilee Stadium in Yupia, Arunachal Pradesh, India.

The match kicks off at 4.30 pm, which followed by the second semifinal clash between host India and Maldives that begins at 8.30pm at the same venue.

Bangladesh have played good brand of football so far and emerged as group A top of the competition.

The Bengal Tigers began their campaign with a 2-2 draw against the Maldives and then bounced back strongly to defeat Bhutan 3-0, securing the top position in their group.

Nepal advanced to the semifinals as the runners-up from Group B, collecting three points from two matches. They registered a dominant 5-0 victory over Sri Lanka but suffered a 0-4 defeat to tournament favorite India.

Bangladesh U-19 squad: Ismail Hossain Mahin, Nahidul Islam, Raj Chowdury, Ashikur Rahman, Mithu Chowdhury, Sifat Sahariar, Abdul Riyad Fahim, Salah Uddin Sahed, Delwar, Sani Das, Abdul Kadir, Kamal Merdha, Nazmul Huda Faysal, Siam Omit, Ratul Hasan, Farzad Syed Aftab, Samuel Raksam, Mursed Ali, Joy Ahamed, Sree Sumon Soren, Manik, Rifat Kazi and Ashik.