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Nepal Police trumps in lackluster Martyr's League

Let me start by congratulating Nepal Police Club for their resounding     Martyr’s league football tournament success in Kathmandu.   Though they finished    tied on points with Manang    Marsyangdhi Club, a better goal difference enabled them to claim the title. Not many expected the cops to rebound strongly and take charge of the proceedings as they did from the word go. They played consistently    and    maintained    the pole position all the way through the three month long competition. Despite       the last match loss to Manang Marsyangdhi    Club (MMC) the departmental side was at the top of their game over all. They handled crunch matches intelligently and    steamrolled    weak    opposition     to maintain their domination. Prior to start of the league the champion club of the country    had gone through a lean phase and failed to win a single tournament for a considerable period of time. Their struggle took everyone by complete surprise, including me       and      had  

ANFA makes mockery of Nepali football

Kudos to   our national football team   for   their   World Cup qualifier   triumph against East Timor held in the capital   recently.  The   outcome   puts   Nepal in the   second round   against Jordan. The host won the double leg   clash in contrasting fashion.  Although   they   won a hard fought 2-1 victory in the first match but   was   in total command in their 5-0 win in the second.  Overall, it was easy going for the boys   against minnows   East Timor. After almost a decade   our national team   participated in the World Cup qualifier, and more importantly   they   carved out a historical victory. Some   may argue that East Timor ranked far behind Nepal in   FIFA rankings never   posed a serious threat. And their defeat was a foregone conclusion.   For the moment   let us not   attach   credence to this school of thought and undermine the team’s success. A   win is a win regardless of the opposition stature. Without a shred of doubt   it   is   a significant and heartwarm