Crowd unrest, safety of women’s team forced India to share SAFF U-19 women’s title with Bangladesh
The “simmering situation” and security concerns forced India to share the SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship title with hosts Bangladesh after the final on Thursday.
A top official of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), while explaining the rationale behind the decision, also raised serious security concerns when the country’s age-group teams travel abroad for tournaments.
India’s U-19 women’s team faced Bangladesh in the final of the championship at the BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka. Despite being intimidated by the huge home crowd, the Indian girls did well to take the lead. Bangladesh, however, equalised in injury time at the end of the second half, and the referee told the teams that the match would be decided in a penalty shootout.
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