Football

Subas Humagain, Kathmandu The Nepali national men's football team is playing its first match against Laos in the Prime Minister's Three Nations Cup on Wednesday. Both Laos and Bhutan have arrived with their full teams for the tournament. But the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has not been able to announce the preliminary squad so far. Instead, the A Division clubs have announced the names of the players who have been called up to the national team. ANFA handed over the responsibility of the coach of the national team to Italy's Vincenzo Alberto Annese only last week. The Italian coach who came to Nepal from Northwest United of the Indian Super League said that he would give opportunities to the young players in the press conference after signing the agreement. According t...

By a Staff Reporter Nepal National U20 Women's Team advanced to the second round of AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers scoring half a dozen goals past the Northern Mariana Islands at Faisal Al-Husseini Stadium on Sunday. Dipa Shahi and Sara Bajracharya each scored a brace, while Saraswati Hamal and Jenifar Rana scored a goal apiece in Nepal's dominant victory. Dipa opened the scoring in the fourth minute. Sara doubled Nepal's lead just two minutes later. Dipa then scored her second goal and Nepal's third in the 19th minute, while Saraswati extended Nepal's lead to 4-0 in the 30th minute. With Sara netting her second and Nepal's fifth goal in the 45th minute, Nepal went into the break with a comfortable five-goal lead. Jenifer Rana added a goal further in the secon...

By a Staff Reporter Nepal National U20 Football Team put on a dominating performance against Palestine, winning 6-0 in the AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers at Faisal Al-Husseini Stadium on Wednesday. Dipa Shahi, a member of the senior national team, was the standout player of the match, scoring four of Nepal's six goals. Moreover, Garima Rai contributed two goals to Nepal's victory. Dipa began the scoring in the 21st minute, followed by Garima's goal in the 29th minute. Dipa then completed her hat-trick with goals in the 67th and 75th minutes, while Garima scored her second goal and Nepal's fifth in the 82nd minute. Dipa sealed Nepal's victory with her fourth goal in the 85th minute. Nepal will now face the Northern Mariana Islands on Sunday. The group winners will qua...