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Nepal U-23 football team’s disappointing Asian Cup qualifying campaign in Tajikistan

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Nepal’s national football teams  across  all  age groups continue to struggle in international  football tournaments. The  Men’s U-23 squad  endured  yet another setback,losing three successive matches in the Asian Football Confederation U-23 Asian cup Saudi Arabia 2026 qualifiers,which concluded in Dushanbe,Tajikistan recently. Nepal competed in Group K against formidable opponents in the likes of hosts Tajikistan,Syria and Philippines in the league cum knock out format. The team was  captained by  Ayush  Ghalan and studded with talented  and  skilled upcoming players who are on the cusp of  making it to the senior national squad.  They entered the qualifiers hoping to overcome the odds stacked against them and prove themselves. Given the odds, there was not much  pressure on them  since they had little to lose.This provided  them the luxury to go all out to achieve the best possible outcome. As always...
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Mixed results for Team Nepal in Australia

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  The men’s national cricket team of Nepal concluded a  productive and strategically important tour of  Australia recently. As part of the preparations for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Asia and East-Pacific Qualifiers, taking  place in Oman  from  October 8 to 17th, they competed in the  top notch fourth edition of  the Top End T20 series held in Darwin, Australia for the first time. Hosts Oman, Nepal,Papua New Guinea,Kuwait, Malaysia,Kuwait,Qatar, Japan,Samoa and UAE are  in  the  fray for the crucial qualifiers. The teams  have been divided into three groups.Nepal is in group 2 alongside Kuwait and Japan. At stake are three spots for the final round of the ICC Men’s T39 World Cup 2026 to be jointly held by India and Sri Lanka. The  two teams finishing first and second in their  respective groups advance to the Super  Six stage to battle out for the three  championship spots.  Nepal...
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Creating optimal environment for Women’s football in Nepal is imperative

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The Under-20 Women’s national football team of Nepal’s  quest to qualify for the  AFC Under-20  Women’s  Asia Cup Qualifiers concluded in disappointment in Thimphu, Bhutan recently. Drawn in Group A alongside Bhutan, Saudi Arabia and North Korea,Nepal ended second behind defending champions North Korea. The winners of each group qualified for the final round.Besides,there were three qualifying spots at stake for the  best  runners-up teams in terms of points and goal difference. The Nepali outfit entered the qualifiers with  a new level of confidence and optimism.They had to maximize their potential and perform at their very best to deliver the result. Additionally, it was necessary for them to finish second in the group with a high number of points and a healthy goal difference to be in contention for the three best runners up qualifying spots. Disappointingly, it did not materialize as they finished the qualifiers with three points and a po...
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