Indian captain sunil Chhetri won the Golden Ball and Shoe award
Bengaluru: india defeated kuwait 5-4 in penalty shootout in the final of the South Asian Football Championship. The indian team played well throughout this series. indian captain sunil Chhetri was the backbone of the team's success. He scored a hat-trick in the match against pakistan and he is the top scorer in this series with 5 goals. He also won the Golden Shoe award given to the top scorer in the series. He has also been selected as the hero of the series due to his excellent performance throughout the series. According to this, he has also been honored with the Golden Ball award given to the man of the series. He also holds the record as the highest goalscorer in the history of the South Asian Football championship Series. He broke Ashfaq's record of 10 years. It is noteworthy that the indian team's goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu was selected as the man of the match in the final.India lifted their ninth SAFF championship title on tuesday night with a stunning victory over kuwait in the final in Bengaluru. Take a look at the awards won by players for their performances in the final and throughout the tournament.