Kathmandu, March 1
Nepali women’s football team have once again fallen short of winning a title after losing to Jordan on penalties during the WAFF Women’s Championship at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah.
Nepal lost to Jordan 5-3 on penalties after scoring a late penalty in the dying minutes of the game to equalise.
The game went straight to penalties after the completion of regular time.
Despite Nepal playing without their star forward Sabitra Bhandrai, they took the lead in the 29th minute thanks to Sabita Rana Magar.
The game was cagey, and after pressuring Nepal constantly, the defending champions scored in the 73rd minute, through Lana Feras. Pressure kept mounting as Sarah Abu-Sabbah scored in the 89th minute. It seemed to seal the game for Jordan, but a late penalty from Geeta Rana took the game to penalties.
However, Nepal was unlucky in the penalty shootout as Jordan converted all penalties, while Nepal missed one, resulting in their loss in the 11th final.
