KATHMANDU, Aug. 21 -- After a disappointing loss to Kyrgyzstan on Monday, the Nepal national volleyball team now targets to defeat the Maldives on Wednesday with an aim to advance into the next round of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Central Zone Senior Men's Volleyball Tournament.

After a 3-0 loss to Kyrgyzstan in the first Group A match, Nepal will open the doors for the qualification for the next round if it defeats the Maldives. With the straight set loss on Monday, Nepal is in a pressure to win its last game.

After Kyrgyzstan defeated the Maldives in its second game on Tuesday, both the Maldives and Nepal are in a do or die situation to win the game.

But, the host Nepal will be in a high confidence heading to the game si...