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American football head coach Jack Stefanowski faces challenge in Nepal

The coaching duo of   Jack Stefanowski and Richard Orlowski   have taken charge of the national football team of Nepal that is going through a barren run  like never seen before. The football community has greeted   their arrival with a renewed sense of hope and optimism. Football fans had been   clamoring   for foreign coaches, following the departure of Englishman Graham Roberts. Thirty-seven year old Polish born   American Stefanowski and his deputy Orlowski face daunting challenges, undoubtedly. Let me make one thing very clear: They do not have   a magic wand to turnaround Nepali football overnight. It is very obvious that they will do their very best to manage the team and deal with and overcome problems. The twelve month contract   is a short period of time for the duo to make things happen. Even more importantly, the sorry state of Nepali football   presents bigger   challenges for them. Their performance will be closely watched and monitored during the 20

Footballer Rohit Chand's steady climb to success

Budding footballer   Rohit   Chand is a tremendous talent with great football instincts. His odyssey    to   Pekanbaru in the Island of   Sumatra, Indonesia has   paid off handsomely. Undeniably, for the young booter this is one big achievement and a huge step towards bigger success. He  has become the first Nepali to play professional football in that part of the world. As you would have thought, he   has   become   the talk of the   town. This piece of good news comes at   a time when there is nothing positive to report about   Nepali football. After much suspense and speculation, the 20 year old from Surkhet District in the mid-western region of Nepal was able to   land  a very important contract with the Indonesian club Persatuan Sepak Bola Pekanbaru dan Sekitarnya (PSPS),Pekanbaru. As for now the contract stands   for 10 months and worth $3,500 a month. Should he perform   with   considerable   aplomb and in all likelihood   the club would extend his contract