<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Saff 2018 News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news about Saff 2018 tournament. All the latest 2026 Football articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>Saff 2018 News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:05:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/football/tournament/saff_2018" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 16:43:16 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Former Indian football team skipper Carlton Chapman passes away at 49]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Indian International footballer Carlton Chapman breathed his last on Monday, after suffering a heart attack, at the age of 49. One of the leading footballers during his playing days, it was under his leadership that India won the South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup in 1997.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2020/oct/12/former-indian-football-team-skipper-carlton-chapman-passes-away-at-49?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2020/oct/12/former-indian-football-team-skipper-carlton-chapman-passes-away-at-49?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 16:43:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/carlton_chapman_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indian U-18 eves finish 3rd at SAFF Championship]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a disappointing finish for host Bhutan as the Indian U-18 women’s football team defeated them in the third place match of the 2018 SAFF Under-18 Championship by 1-0. Forward Devneta Roy's lone strike at the 73rd minute proved to be the difference in the Sunday’s head to head game.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2018/oct/08/indian-u-18-eves-finishes-3-rd-by-beating-bhutan-in-saff-championship?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2018/oct/08/indian-u-18-eves-finishes-3-rd-by-beating-bhutan-in-saff-championship?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2018 05:53:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/Football_generic_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[India placed with Maldives and Sri Lanka in Group A of inaugural SAFF U-18 Women's Championship]]></title><description><![CDATA[India will take on the Maldives and Sri Lanka in the inaugural edition of SAFF U-18 Women's Championship on September 28 and October 2 respectively in Bhutan. Nepal, Bangladesh, hosts Bhutan, and Pakistan will be a part of the other Group that will kick off later this month.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2018/sep/17/india-to-placed-with-maldives-and-sri-lanka-in-group-a-of-inaugural-saff-u-18-womens-championship?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2018/sep/17/india-to-placed-with-maldives-and-sri-lanka-in-group-a-of-inaugural-saff-u-18-womens-championship?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2018 15:33:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/aiff_logo.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SAFF Cup 2018 | Didn’t disappoint anyone but ourselves, says Stephen Constantine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian coach Stephen Constantine has revealed that the team’s 2-1 loss to the Maldives in the final of the SAFF Cup did not disappoint anyone but the team. India had recorded wins against Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and the Maldives in the build-up to the final but suffered a surprising loss in the final.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2018/sep/17/saff-cup-2018-didnt-disappoint-anyone-but-ourselves-says-stephen-constantine?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2018/sep/17/saff-cup-2018-didnt-disappoint-anyone-but-ourselves-says-stephen-constantine?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2018 06:12:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/Stephen_Constantine_fb_new_123.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen Constantine believes India to beat Pakistan in SAAF Cup encounter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stephen Constantine has expressed that India can certainly win against Pakistan in the upcoming SAFF semifinals and the team will take it as just another encounter in the tournament. Earlier, India won two consecutive matches against Sri Lanka and Maldives to reach the semifinals of the tournament.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2018/sep/12/hopefully-we-get-a-win-against-pakistan-says-stephen-constantine?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2018/sep/12/hopefully-we-get-a-win-against-pakistan-says-stephen-constantine?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 10:12:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/football/india_football_aiff.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SAFF Cup 2018 | India beat Maldives 2-0 to top group B with six points]]></title><description><![CDATA[Goals from Manvir Singh and Nikhil Poojari ensured India a win in the final match of the group stage against the Maldives by a margin of 2-0 and assured India a spot in the semi-final stage of the SAFF Cup. India will face off against rivals, Pakistan, in the semis after a gap of almost five years.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2018/sep/10/saff-cup-2018-india-beat-maldives-2-0-to-top-group-b-with-six-points?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2018/sep/10/saff-cup-2018-india-beat-maldives-2-0-to-top-group-b-with-six-points?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2018 05:02:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/india_football_saff_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need to learn from our mistakes before Maldives game, says Stephen Constantine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stephen Constantine has admitted that his team need to learn from their setbacks from the first game against Sri Lanka as they head into the second match against the Maldives. Constantine wants his players to play some smart football and the youngsters to challenge the senior players.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2018/sep/06/we-need-to-learn-from-our-mistakes-before-maldives-games-says-stephen-constantine?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2018/sep/06/we-need-to-learn-from-our-mistakes-before-maldives-games-says-stephen-constantine?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2018 11:20:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/Stephen_Constantine_fb_new_123.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SAFF Cup | India open their account with a 2-0 victory over Sri Lanka]]></title><description><![CDATA[India beat Sri Lanka 2-0 in their first fixture of the SAFF cup at the Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Wednesday. Ashique Kuruniyan and Lallinzuala Chhangte scored two goals to keep up with the expectations from the team after good training sessions in Australia.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2018/sep/06/saff-cup-india-oepn-their-account-with-a-2-0-victory-over-sri-lanka?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2018/sep/06/saff-cup-india-oepn-their-account-with-a-2-0-victory-over-sri-lanka?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2018 08:03:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/football/india_football_aiff.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SAAF Cup | Subhasish Bose-led Team India to meet Sri Lanka in their first game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tournament favorites India will take on Sri Lanka in their first encounter of the ongoing South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday. Defender Subhasish Bose would lead the defending champions in their opening game of the tournament.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2018/sep/05/saaf-cup-subhasish-bose-led-team-india-to-meet-sri-lanka-in-their-first-game?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2018/sep/05/saaf-cup-subhasish-bose-led-team-india-to-meet-sri-lanka-in-their-first-game?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2018 09:30:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/football/India_Junior_Football_Team_Aiff_Twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sydney FC defeated India 3-0 in pre SAFF Cup friendly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sydney FC defeated India 3-0 in a friendly match played at Macquarie University Sports Field in Sydney on Tuesday after their 3-1 victory in their first friendly. India coach, Stephen Constantine felt that they wanted a ‘tough game’ and this one was nothing less than a ‘very good lesson’ for them.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2018/aug/28/sydney-fc-defeated-india-3-0-in-pre-saff-cup-friendly?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2018/aug/28/sydney-fc-defeated-india-3-0-in-pre-saff-cup-friendly?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2018 13:45:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/india_ind_isl.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>