Nepal overwhelming favorites to lift AFC Under-14 qualifiers
After having endured the ignominy and fiasco of the senior national football team in the AFC Challenge Cup, it is now the turn of the young rising football stars to take the center stage. The future stars of Nepal will get a chance to shine in the AFC Under-14 Group C qualifiers, starting 2 nd April in Kathmandu. The championship is being organized yet once again by All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). The round-robin tourney features Nepal, Maldives, Bhutan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Nepal has been a force in age group football for a good number of years in South Asia and beyond. Sadly, most age group teams are going through a period of decline, and they will lose more ground if the trend continues unchecked. They are no more indomitable as they used to be, however, the only exception is ...