SAFF competition: Scuffle erupts between Nepal and Bangladesh players

Spectators were left shaken after a mass brawl broke out between football players representing the two countries at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. 

According to sources, when football match was going on between Nepal and Bangladesh as part of South Asian Football Federation (SFF) competition, players of both the teams engaged in a scuffle which led to tension on the ground. As a result, the match was disrupted for some time. 

When situation returned to normalcy, match referees showed red cards to one player each from both the teams. 

It is learnt that the last league match was being held between Nepal and Bangladesh when both the team members got into an altercation.

Later, situation became tensed when players from both the teams went on to assault each other. The match got disrupted for the reason.

Those players were red cards will not be playing in final match scheduled to be played on August 5. The competition, which is being hosted by India, kicked off on July 25 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.