Himal Kharel
Jhapa – Jhapa XI Football Club’s forward Bishal Rai ‘A’ has bagged the Lifetime Achievement Award in football. Organisers of the Jhapa Gold Cup Football Tournament felicitated Rai with the lifetime achievement award ahead of the final match on Monday.
The award was announced ahead of Jhapa XI’s title clash against Tribhuvan Army Club, which was eventually won by Army. The organisers handed him a Yamaha brand motorcycle. Jhapa Gold Cup organizing committee’s chairman Binod Basnet and senior vice president Balaram Karki handed over the keys of the motorbike to Rai.
Prior to this, the organisers had handed over the lifetime achievement award to Jhapa XI’s former captain Prabesh Katuwal and midfielder Nagendra Mani Limbu.
