India will hope to bag a record eighth SAFF Championship title on Saturday as they take on Nepal in the final of the tournament at the National Football Stadium in Male, Maldives.
Igor Stimac's side reached the final by finishing at the top of the points table and remained unbeaten in the league stage. After a rough start to their campaign where they were held to back-to-back draws by Bangladesh (1-1) and Sri Lanka (0-0), India came back strongly as they beat Nepal 1-0 and Maldives 3-1 in their last two group matches.
The last time the two neighbouring countries met, Sunil Chhetri was on target to guide India to a narrow win.