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 challenge ahead of him: Malaysia.

Nepal are facing the Southeast Asian country on Tuesday at the Johor-based Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in the first leg of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers' third round.

Nepal are in Group F with Malaysia, Laos and Vietnam in the third round. After the first leg with Malaysia, Nepal face Laos and Vietnam on June 10 and October 9, respectively, before the second leg commences.

"I want to stay possibly for a longer time here, but I need to show that I deserve it," Ross said to journalists when he was revealed as the head coa...