Kathmandu, Dec. 2 -- Last month, during a meeting between representatives from a dozen A Division clubs with Minister for Youth and Sports Bablu Gupta, Karma Tsering Sherpa, president of Himalayan Sherpa Club, said that the major prize for the club winning the Martyr's Memorial 'A' Division League is to participate in the club competition of the Asian Football Confederation.

Nepal's top-tier league winner qualifies for the AFC Challenge League, the third-tier continental club competition among the clubs from the nations that did not receive direct qualifying slots either for the second-tier AFC Champions League Two or the top-tier AFC Champions League Elite.

As part of the slot provided to Nepal, Church Boys United, winner of the 2023 A...