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SAFF ( South Asian Football Federation) 2023 is just over now . It was the 14th edition of the championship . which was held at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium , Bengaluru , India from 21st June to 4 th July 2023. Total eight countries participated in the championship. India , the host country became the champion by defeating Kuwait in the final . India achieved the trophy for the highest number of times , for the 9th time. In the semi-final Kuwait defeated Bangladesh by 1-0 to reach the final and India defeated Lebanon by 4-2 in penalties to reach the final. In the final the match was drawn in regulation time and extra time for 1-1 . Khaldi scored the goal for Kuwait and Chhangte scored for India. In the penalty shootout India defeated Kuwait by 5-4 . Indian goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu played a crucial role by saving two penalties in the semi-final and one in the final . Indian skipper Sunil Chhetri scored the most number of goals ( five goals ) and also became the Most Valuable Player of the Championship. Indian coach Igor Stimac guided the team perfectly. Anisur Rahman Zico of Bangladesh achieved the Goalkeeper of the championship award and Nepal achieved the Fair Play award.

A . Read the passage carefully and answer the questions below – 1×3=3

1 . Which country won the SAFF Championship the most times ?

2. Who scored the only goal for India in the regulation time in the final ?

3. Write the full form of SAFF.


B. Fill in the blanks with the information from the passage – 1×3=3

1 . The championship was played in ———————————————————-.

2. Kuwait defeated ———————- to reach the final.

3. —————- countries participated in the championship.


C. Write the names of the different types of award winners in the championship. 2




D. Write ‘ T ‘ for true and ‘ F ‘ for false sentences and provide Supporting Statement – 2×2=4

1 . Before 2023 SAFF Championship was played 14 times.

Supporting Statement –

2. Indian goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu saved goals in penalty shootout both in semi-final and final.

Supporting Statement –


E . Give a suitable title to the passage and provide the reason for choosing the title . 2





Writing Skills –

1 . Write a short paragraph on the achievement of the Indian Men’s football team in SAFF Championship 2023. 10




2. Write a newspaper report on the final of SAFF Championship 2023. 10



3. Write a Precis from the passage given above . 10


4. Suppose you are a secretary of a football coaching camp. You have notified all the players to see the final together in the camp with their coaches. Now write the notice . 10



5. Suppose you are in the year of 2025. Now write a story on the achievement of the Indian Men’s football team in the SAFF Championship 2023 . 10