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Mauritius arrives in Nepal for International Friendly

24Jan

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Mauritius arrives in Nepal for International Friendly

By A Staff Reporter KATHMANDU: The Mauritius national football team has arrived in Kathmandu on Monday for two friendly matches against the Nepali national football team. Nepal and Mauritius are playing two friendly matches at Dasharath Stadium on January 29 (Saturday) and February 1 (Tuesday). Mauritius lags behind Nepal in FIFA rankings. Nepal is ranked 169th and Mauritius 172nd. For the first time, Nepal is going to play an international fixture with an African team. Coach Abdullah Almutairi had chosen 34 players in the preliminary selection for the friendly match. The team is training regularly at the ANFA Complex in Satdobato. Almutairi is expected to announce the final squad in a few days. The presence of spectators for the match is still not confirmed. 'It is yet to...

Jagajeet aiming comeback in Almutairi’s attacking tactics

18Jan

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Jagajeet aiming comeback in Almutairi’s attacking tactics

Subas Humagain, Kathmandu Midfielder Jagajeet Shrestha is aiming to make a comeback into the National Team after four years. Jagajeet, who has been living in Australia for a long time returned to Nepal to play in the A Division League. After an impressive performance from Tribhuwan Army Football Club in the league, coach Abdullah Almutairi included Jagajeet in the preliminary selection. Jagajeet’s style of play matches the current Nepali team. Technically sound and comfortable with the ball, he primarily plays as a winger. Jagajeet can play operate in either wing in the 4-3-3 formation Nepal is currently playing. Naturally a left-footed winger, he is not only good at crossing, but his style of attacking the goal by cutting in is equally dangerous. Due to his excellent football s...

Manchester City, Liverpool target Ricardo Pepi

29Nov

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Manchester City, Liverpool target Ricardo Pepi

If reports are to be believed, FC Dallas youngster has been spotted by different clubs in the Europe with Manchester City and Liverpool both keeping an eye on the Texas born Ricardo Pepi. The list of clubs monitoring the young forward is not just limited to these two European giants, he has also been looked into by Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Bologna. According to reports in Sky Deutschland and Manchester Evening News, Pep Guardiola and his team Manchester City have been interested in the young forward who scored 13 goals in 30 matches for FC Dallas last season in the Major League Soccer. The 18 years old youngster has scored 2 goals and assisted 2 in World Cup Qualifier Campaign for the United States Soccer team. Whilst interests from the names like Liverpool and Man...

2Oct

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Dangi’s strike stuns hosts Maldives

Kathmandu - Substitute forward Manish Dangi scored five minutes from time as Nepal defeated hosts Maldives 1-0 in the first match of SAFF Championship 2021 in Maldives on Saturday. Manish, who entered the field as a substitue, scored the decisive goal with 5 minutes left in the game. In the counter attack, Bishal Rai kept the ball alive past the the midfield and Manish scored the goal after a wonderful move. He beat three defenders and scored past the goalkeeper in a one-on-one situation. Maldives dominated most of the game with ball possession and attack, but the Nepali team maintained its game with a disciplined defense. Nepal gave problems to Maldives from time to time in counter attack and scored the goal in the last time using the same strategy. Nepal registered 3 points...

Nepal beat Bangladesh; Sabita, Preeti strike on debut

9Sep

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Nepal beat Bangladesh; Sabita, Preeti strike on debut

Kathmandu : Forward duo Sabita Rana Magar and Preeti Rai scored in their debut match as Nepal registered a fighting 2-1 win over Bangladesh in the first international friendly match at the Dasarath Stadium on Thursday. Sabita scored in the 13th minute of the match to give Nepal an early lead. Sabita's header off Bimala Chaudhary's cross gave goalkeeper Rupna Chakma no chance as Nepal increased the early pressure. Another debutant Preeti Rai doubled Nepal's lead in the 23rd minute.Saru Limbu's clever pass was bet by Preeti, who beat a defender and easily finished the goal when goalkeeper Rupna came out from outside the penalty box. In the 49th minute, Preeti Rai's one-on-one shot was saved by goalkeeper Rupna on a pass from Saru Limbu inside the penalty box. In the 69th...

5Sep

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Nepal goes down to India

Kathmandu - Spirited performance late on could not avoid defeat for Nepal as India registered a 2-1 victory in the second international friendly match played at Dasharath Stadium in Tripureshwor on Sunday. Despite holding the ball in possession, Nepal's lack of finishing cost the team dear. India took the lead in the 62nd minute after Chinglensana Singh Konsam's cross was sent into the box by captain Sunil Chhetri. Unmarked second-half substitute Farukh Chaudhary scored to give India a 1-0 lead. Captain Sunil Chhetri doubled India's lead in the 80th minute after a swift counterattack. Sujal Shrestha's free-kick was punched by goalkeeper Amarinder Singh and Chhetri combined with Aniruddh Thapa to run with the ball from halfway to score in a 1v1 situation from inside the box. T...

Stimac blames soggy pitch for poor performance

2Sep

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Stimac blames soggy pitch for poor performance

Subas Humagain, Kathmandu After failing to put up a strong performance against hosts Nepal, head coach of the Indian National Football Team, Igor Stimac blamed soggy pitch condition. Igor stimac during post match conference. Photo : Subas Humagain/HamroKhelkud.com The first of two match-friendly series between Nepal and India ended in a 1-1 draw at Dasharath Stadium on Thursday evening. Anjan Bista's goal in the first half, Nepal could not maintain the lead, Nepal had to settle for a draw. The Croat in the post-match conference said India deserved something more than a draw from the match. 'We deserved better results than Nepal. Due to the condition of the field, we could not play as we expected. We managed to improve in the second half, 'he said. Coach Stimac said that the...

Indian Football Team lands Kathmandu for friendlies

30Aug

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Indian Football Team lands Kathmandu for friendlies

Kathmandu - The Indian National Football Team has arrived in Kathmandu on Monday for two-match-friendly series against Nepal. The friendly matches will be played at Dasharath Stadium on September 2 and 5. The 25-member strong squad, including captain Sunil Chhetri, was announced by the Indian Football Association on Thursday. After practicing in Pokhara for three weeks, the Nepali team has also returned to the capital. Nepal and India are going to compete at Dasharath Stadium after six years. That FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifier's second leg match ended in a goalless draw. In the first leg of the selection in India, Nepal was defeated 2-0. India has not included veteran defender Sandesh Jhingan in the squad for friendly series. He was signed by Croatia's HNK Sibenik just last m...

Almutairi’s statement to Investigation committee revealed

26Aug

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Almutairi’s statement to Investigation committee revealed

Kathmandu : An investigation committee formed by the National Sports Council to resolve the dispute between coach Abdullah Almutairi and senior vice-president Pankaj Bikram Nembang submitted a report to National Sports Council (NSC) member secretary Ramesh Kumar Silwal on Wednesday. The committee submitted its report about two weeks after the statement was taken. In the report, the committee has suggested giving various instructions to ANFA in 11 points through NSC. But after the report's suggestion was leaked, coach Almutairi expressed his dissatisfaction on social media. Al-Mutairi expressed his dissatisfaction with the report's suggestion by writing, "I am out, let politics work." Coach Almutairi had earlier written to ANFA demanding an investigation, saying the two persons h...

Seven new faces in Nepalese squad for Asian Cup Qualifiers

24Aug

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Seven new faces in Nepalese squad for Asian Cup Qualifiers

KATHMANDU: The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has announced a 23-member squad for the AFC Women's Asia Cup qualifiers, comprising seven new players. The training team, led by Gary Phillips, has included seven players for the first time in next month's qualifiers against Hong Kong and the Philippines. Midfielder Preeti Rai, forward Sabita Rana, Rashmi Ghising, Rajni Thokar, defender Bimala BK, Nisha Thokar and Srijana Singh are in the team for the first time. Along with Amisha Karki, veteran defender Anchali Waiba, forward Sharmila Thapa Magar, Hema Chaudhary and Manisha Raut could not make the final selection. In the qualifiers to be held in Uzbekistan, Nepal will compete with the Philippines on October 19 and Hong Kong on October 19. The top team in the group will be sel...