Kathmandu, Sept. 2 -- Of late, thousands of Nepali football fans have taken to social media to announce that they would boycott the two friendlies between Nepal and Bangladesh scheduled for September 6 and 9. They have vowed not to visit Dasharath Stadium for the matches and are urging others to do the same.

They are venting their dissatisfaction over the functioning of the country's governing body of football, which has itself disabled comments on its Facebook posts since July 21, citing 'abusive words targeted at players and team members'. The All Nepal Football Association has come under fire since the Belgian Patrick De Wilde revealed ANFA's poor management and concerns towards Nepali football in an interview with the Post in July. ...