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Close on the heels of the match-fixing scam, Nepal football has been hit by yet another shameful and disgraceful age fraud case. The Nepal Under-16 team, which successfully competed at the recently concluded Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-16 Championship Qualifiers in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, has been disqualified from the final round of the competition scheduled in India next year. The AFC has nullified the results and disqualified Team Nepal for fielding over-aged player/players. Also the team has been slapped with a hefty $14,500 fine. At a time when we are mightily struggling to come to grips with the match-fixing scandal, the over- age fiasco has added fuel to the fire, and once again exposed the utter incompetence of the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). Who is responsible? My question is very simple and straightforward.  There is no question that ANFA under the most corrupt, dysfunctional leadership of Mr. Ganesh Thapa is solely...

Match-fixing in football is something not new and has been around for a while. Regrettably, it is spreading like cancer, growing and penetrating deep into football, by the day. The number of fixing cases is rising at an alarming rate, thus jeopardizing the integrity of the most popular and beautiful sport in the world. It has become a hot -button issue that is obviously a matter of grave concern for the football-playing world. Illegal sports betting syndicates are widespread globally and have become a menace to sports. Other than football, it is prevalent in cricket and horse racing, probably on a much bigger scale than football. In spite of FIFA and other sport bodies’ efforts to combat illegal gambling in sports, it has become endemic and continues to thrive. The lure of easy money motivates players fall into the trap despite the very risk of getting caught. Since match-fixing reared its ugly head, it has caused havoc on competitive football at all levels, dera...

The unfortunate and disgraceful match-fixing scandal, something unusual and off –the-cuff incident, involving Nepali players and a coach is front and center in the news right now. The news came to us like a bolt from the blue much to our shock and utter disbelief.   Without a shred of a doubt, this is the worst thing that has ever happened to Nepali football. The unraveling of the match-fixing saga, including arrest of culprits    by     Nepal Police caught everyone by complete surprise. The news spread like wildfire, nationally and internationally, inviting a predictable wave of condemnation from all quarters. Shockingly, so far there has been no condemnation by Keshab Kumar Bista, Member Secretary of the National Sports Council or any official of the newly formed interim government, which I find absolutely appalling ad unacceptable. They are pitiful, shameless bureaucrats and part of the problem, not the solution. I speculated in my ...

Nepali football has been rocked by a sensational match- fixing scandal involving    current national players and a coach, following Nepal Police crack down. I was truly saddened, devastated to learn about the news.   I have to admit here that I pretty much struggled to come to grips with what happened. It is the height of sheer stupidity. What more can I say?   I hate to say it; they have brought shame and disgrace upon the country. And at the same time brought ruin to themselves. Yet     another damaging blow to All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) led by the most corrupt, incompetent and shameless Ganesh Thapa. This is another skeleton in his closet. Without an iota of doubt, by far, this is the biggest and most serious scandal     in the sport history of Nepal. Nepal Police busted an alleged match-fixing ring and have detained prominent names including Sagar Thapa skipper of the national football team of Nepal. They ar...