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Women football largely ignored by ANFA

Now the focus has shifted to the women’s national football team of Nepal as they gear up for the upcoming Fourth South Asian Federation  Football Championship in Siliguri,West Bengal,India. As part of the preparations,Nepal’s recent victory over Malaysia in a friendly has boosted their confidence going into the South Asian tourney. They kick off their campaign against Bhutan in the opener and must get off to a winning start in order to keep  the momentum going. Lately the men’s national squad has been in the limelight for their success in the AFC Solidarity Cup in Malaysia and impressive winning streak. It is the women footballers turn to shine and prove themselves.The million dollar question is, can they overcome, and succeed in the face of great odds, particularly against India?  Admittedly  they have quite a  challenge up their sleeve. Nevertheless I expect them to have a good run. They stand a fairly good chance of striking it rich but have plenty of  hard work ahea

ANFA President Narendra Shrestha must quit

The full scale of negligence that led to the non-participation of Three Star Club in the  second round of the Asian Football Confederation  Cup Qualifiers is utterly   shocking , appalling .and deplorable. Let me remind readers that the Patan outfit had advanced to the second round of the competition , following their hard earned playoffs success  at the expense of Erchim FC, Mongolia in August, 2016. Unfortunately, since they have been denied access to the tournament, all their efforts, toil thus  wasted in vain. I feel very sorry for  the players in particular,  who were eagerly looking forward to the competition. Their frustration level  is at its zenith, and they   are dejected and bitterly disappointed after their chance to play in such an important tournament  go up in smoke. There is nothing more aggravating  than being let down  by your own  football association.. Can you believe it ? All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) is at it again. In other words, the gui