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New coach, new team? Big changes likely for Nepal's Playing XI

Kathmandu, April 23 -- Early in February, the Cricket Association of Nepal announced that it wouldn't renew coach Monty Desai's one-year contract, which was ending at the end of the month. After abou... Read More


Rain shatters Nepal's U19 World Cup hopes

Kathmandu, April 20 -- In a bid not to give away two crucial points while aiming to improve their net run rate, Nepal played slowly but steadily to register wins over the UAE, Oman and Hong Kong on Ap... Read More


A Division clubs mull opting out of knockout tournament if ANFA fails to convince them

Kathmandu, April 19 -- On March 7, the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) proposed a league-cum-knockout tournament as a replacement for this year's A Division League. The reason for the proposal w... Read More


Nepal and Afghanistan vie in Qualifier final for 2026 U19 World Cup berth

Kathmandu, April 17 -- Host Nepal and Afghanistan registered their third consecutive win in the ICC U19 Men's World Cup Asia Qualifier, defeating Hong Kong and the UAE at the Lower and Upper Mulpani c... Read More


Asia's future stars set to compete for coveted U19 World Cup berth

Kathmandu, April 13 -- The ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup began its journey in 1988 as the Youth Cricket World Cup. It was called the U19 World Cup after the second edition resumed after a decade, an... Read More


ANFA to organise knockout tournament for A Division clubs to fill AFC tournament quota

Kathmandu, April 8 -- The winning club of Nepal's A Division League qualifies for the Asian Football Confederation's continental competition. It was under this system that Church Boys United, winner o... Read More


Nepal's messed up domestic football

Kathmandu, April 5 -- The love for football in Nepal has been diminishing or this is what the people in the field perceive to be the case. Nepal's international matches, be it men's or women's, are st... Read More


ANFA to hire foreign coach for women's team aiming 2031 World Cup

Kathmandu, April 3 -- When Pema Dolma Lama scored the first international goal for Nepal's women's team against Uzbekistan during the 1999 AFC Women's Championship in the Philippines, she did not expe... Read More


Parents of deceased young footballers move court

Kathmandu, March 28 -- On September 28 last year, six children residing at the All Nepal Football Association's academy at Shree Batsala Devi Higher Secondary Engineering School in Sisneri, Makwanpur,... Read More


Nepal's Ross era enters crucial phase with Malaysia showdown

Kathmandu, March 25 -- Australia's Matt Ross made a flying start as the head coach of Nepal's men's senior team as his side defeated Singapore in a friendly on March 21. Ross now has a bigger challeng... Read More