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  The  sharp criticism leveled at the All Nepal Football Association by Belgian Patrick  De Wilde,head coach  of the women’s   Nepal national football team regarding its management and coaching,is front and center. This  criticism comes  close on  the heels of  Nepal’s heartbreaking loss to Uzbekistan in the crucial AFC Asian Cup Football Qualifiers that  concluded in Uzbekistan recently. The  surprise outbursts of the coach have brought  the governance of the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA)and state of Nepal football into question. If memory serves me right,this is the first time a foreign coach has publicly criticized the football body for poor management and failing to undertake initiatives to modernize and  improve coaching,coupled with failure to update and upgrade  coaching tools.   I found it ridiculous that the Belgian  waited so long to unleash his criticism against ANFA. After he wa...

Nepal’s dramatic comeback against the hosts Uzbekistan  went in  vain in the decisive match of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup football Qualifiers held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. They were on  the cusp of completing an astounding,memorable and epic  come -from- behind win but fell short by a whisker at the end. Their dream of making it to the  championship round  taking  place in 2026 in Australia for the first time got shattered much to everyone’s dismay. Indeed,this was a heartbreaking loss.So near,yet so far. They fell at the last hurdle,following their unsuccessful bid to prevail in the nerve racking  tie-breaker. An unexpected failure to convert the spot kick by star striker Sabitra Bhandari and Anjana Rana Magar’s kick saved by the Uzbek custodian sealed the win for the hosts.   The 4-2 victory in the penalty shootout came  as a  huge relief for the home team as they almost came crashing down  from an indomitable posit...

The women’s national football team of Nepal is one match away  from the championship round of the AFC  Asian Cup taking place in Australia.   Team Nepal bulldozed both Laos  and Sri Lanka in totally one -sided matches.They were  runaway victors without having to shed sweat. They outplayed,overpowered, outmaneuvered and  dominated the relatively weak opponents who hardly offered any resistance from start to end. It was raining goals at the Bunyodkor stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan as the winners effortlessly found the net,time and time again, making short work of the opponents.It was tantamount to target practice  for them In the opener, Nepal toyed with Laos to pump in nine unanswered goals.They performed aggressively,dominantly and controlled the  proceedings to overwhelm the opposition throughout the match. Laos  appeared weak and submissive in the match.They were unable to respond to the opponent’s attacking brand of  footba...