Nepal's interim head coach Bal Gopal Maharjan appeared confident in pre-match conference of SAFF championship 2018 held in Dhaka on Monday.

Maharjan sent strong message to opponents in the group. Nepal are grouped with hosts Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan.

Gorkhalis are opening the campaign taking on Pakistan on Tuesday at 3:45 PM NST.

He said, "We are confident. We are here for the title. To be honest, our first target is to make knockout stage and then we will eye for the title".

Former Nepal international Maharjan also added that he has good mix of players in the team.

"I have got good mix of players. They worked hard in training sessions. We just need to focus more and play our best", he added.