Kathmandu, Nov. 9 -- For many Nepali football fans, Hari Khadka is one of the best footballers Nepal has ever seen.

Khadka, with 13 goals, is the joint highest goal scorer for the men's national team alongside Nirajan Rayamajhi and Anjan Bista. He is currently the Technical Director of the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA).

However, despite his role as an 'architect' for football in Nepal, Khadka has been busy with a new, though temporary, responsibility-the head coach of the Nepali men's national team.

As the Australian UEFA pro-licensed coach Matt Ross resigned as Nepal's head coach on October 28, with four months left in his one-year contract, the post was vacant with the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers' second leg match with Malaysia ...