Nepal football in a state of limbo
With the recent indefinite suspension of the All Nepal Football Association by the world football governing body FIFA, Nepal football has plunged deeper into crisis. The decision to suspend All Nepal Football Association ( ANFA)with immediate effect was made for flagrant violations of the Article 14 of FIFA statutes because of third party interference. This is the first time in the history of Nepal football, ANFA headed by Mr. Pankaj Bikram Nembang was suspended. It all started with serious disagreement between the football association and the Nepal Sports Council(NSC) over early election of ANFA planned by the former and opposed by the latter. Since the warring sides failed to find a common ground,it ultimately led to the suspension of ANFA at the expense of Nepal football. As a matter of fact,NSC went overboard by suspending ANFA for three months. At the...