India eye semifinal berth in SAFF Cup

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: After their 2-0 win over Sri Lanka match on Friday, hosts India will eye for a win and a berth in the last-four stage as they face Nepal in the final match of the Group A encounter in the SAFF Cup tournament at Greenfield stadium, Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. India will be high on confidence after Friday's match with Robin Singh scoring a brace to guide India to a comfortable win.
Though the Bengaluru FC striker injured himself while scoring his second goal and was taken to the hospital immediately after the match, coach Stephen Constantine revealed that his injury was not serious and his X-ray results showed that the striker has no major injury concerns. Constantine is likely to keep Robin in bench for the Sunday's match in order to preserve him for the semifinals and final, if India qualify.
Meanwhile, defending champions Afghanistan marched into the last-four of the SAFF Cup with a thumping 3-0 win against Bhutan in their group B match.