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 of the 2023 season of the Martyrs' Memorial A Division League, faced Bhutan's Paro FC at the AFC Challenge League Preliminary Stage 1 Tie in August last year.

However, Nepal does not have a representative to send for the AFC Club Competition for the 2025/26 season, a result of the All Nepal Football Association's inability to host the A Division League on time.

Thus, in a bid to utilise the slot given to Nepal by the AFC, ANFA is planning to organise a league-cum-knockout tournament between A Division clubs and send the winner to the AFC Clu...