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2017 - Another unproductive year for Nepal football

Contrary to expectations, 2017 turned out to be nothing but a hugely disappointing footballing year in terms of development ,progress,performance and result. Nepali football  remained stagnant, uncertain and standards plummeted,hitting rock bottom.There was/is nothing to cheer about and make you feel optimistic about the present and future. On the competitive front, it was a year of astonishing listless, poor and depressing outcome.The national football  team  and  youth teams were steeped in mediocrity and failure throughout the whole year like never seen before. To put it bluntly, each team failed spectacularly when it came to  playing to their potential and delivering  the desired results.Considering their inconsistent, sloppy and  uninspiring  performance all along, they cut a sorry figure indeed. Nightmare for Nepal in international football International competitions, the cynosure  of all eyes, proved to be a nightmare for Nepal  teams.Be it the national team or y

For Nepal football more frustration, disappointment

After a short  recess, here, I am, back to get myself moving again. Not much has happened on the field  since the country was gripped by  election fever . With the political  soap opera over, things are gradually  limping  back to normal. Prior to the election, the national football team of Nepal was in action at home,however, I  was unable  to pen  my  opinion about the team’s overall performance  in a timely manner. I kind of lagged behind.  I am aware that everyone knows how Nepal performed, and what they achieved. I will tell you, it was an average performance, by and large.That said, the main bone of contention was/is, they did not concede the match. Is this a good thing or bad? You be the judge of that. In retrospect, it was an important game for both sides. For the visitors they had everything to lose, while the host had another chance to redeem some pride. At the end of the day, amidst mounting pressure Nepal was able to achieve a face saving result against group leade