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  As I write,the much anticipated Martyr's Memorial A Division League Football tournament has kicked off in Kathmandu. After several postponements,All Nepal Football Association (ANFA),the organizer,finally overcame uncertainties,logistical and administrative impediments to finalize the date for the competition. The league features fourteen teams,including newly promoted Satdobato Youth Club that replaced Saraswoti Youth Club relegated to B Division. Unlike in the past,the league will be played on weekends only.This is a good move on part of ANFA as it gives players the much needed rest and recovery time between games. Since the league is demanding, strenuous, exhausting,taxing and played for a long period of time,players face challenges with fitness level.Apparently,it will be a long slog for players and teams. Besides,these teams participate in countless domestic tournaments throughout the year sans proper rest and recovery time.  Obviously, it puts further mental and physical st

  In hindsight,the Under-23 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers in Dushanbe,Tajikistan was a  total and absolute debacle for Team Nepal much to our chagrin. Whether or not you agree with my opinion,Nepal fell well short of expectations.They presented itself as a spent force and meekly bowed out of the tournament with little resistance.They had to endure lopsided defeats in every match. The setback fully exposed Nepal’s vulnerabilities and weaknesses on all fronts of the game.The insipid performance came as a big surprise and was hugely disappointing. Despite the presence of quality opponents,Team Nepal entered the tournament with hopes of  churning out a vastly improved performance and achieving desired results. Unfortunately,that did not materialize as they completely failed in their effort to go toe to toe with the polished and superior oppositions throughout the competition. The overall performance was nowhere to their level.They seemingly appeared dejected, disjointed,demoralized and unprepar