Kathmandu, Dec. 18 -- On December 4, a day before the inaugural SAFF Women's Club Championship kicked off, the visiting teams spoke of a common expectation: to witness the craze of women's football in Nepal.

Dasharath Stadium, however, is yet to witness a sold-out crowd despite the fan-favourite Armed Police Force (APF) Club representing the country. Even in the match between the two tournament favourites-APF and East Bengal FC of India-the official number of attendance at the 15,000-capacity Dasharath Stadium was 5,323.

"But we believe it will not be the case in the final," APF's head coach Jibesh Kumar Pandey said when asked if the team lacked a part of the home advantage-the fans' support. "We have one last dance in the tournament, a...