By a Staff Reporter
Kathmandu – Four players of league champions Machhindra FC will be playing the Maktanpur Gold Cup from Manang Marshyangdi Club (MMC).
The players of Machhindra playing from MMC include national team members Bimal Gharti Magar (forward), Bishal Rai (midfielder), Sujal Shrestha (winger) and Bishal Shrestha (goalkeeper). The club allowed the players to play from MMC as Machhindra FC is not participating in the event.
Bishal Rai, Sujal Shrestha and Bishal Shrestha had left MMC and joined Machhindra during the 2019 A Division League. This is the first time that the players are returning to their former club after leaving MMC.
Bimal Gharti Magar, on the other hand, had played other tournaments from MMC before.
Another footballer Pujan Hona has also signed up for MMC for the tournament. Likewise, Ranjan Bista, Florent Kora and Amir KC have also returned back to MMC.
Pujan and Ranjan had played the league last season from NRT.
MMC will face Nepal Police Club in the quarterfinals on Tuesday. The winner of the tournament will bag Rs 1.5 million while the runners-up will receive Rs 1 million.
MMC team for Makwanpur Gold Cup
Bishal Shrestha (goalkeeper), Pujan Hona (goalkeeper), Anjan Bista, Kamal Shrestha, Florent Kora, Dinesh Rajbanshi, Prabesh Kunwar, Aaditya Chaudhary, Ekraj Budhathoki, Amir KC, Rupesh KC, Nitin Thapa, Bishal Rai, Sujal Shrestha, Sishir Lekhi, Ranjan Bista, Bimal Gharti Magar.
