KATHMANDU, March 23 -- Nepal U-23 football team has suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Oman in its first Group A match of the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification in Qatar on Friday.
At the sporting complex of the Doha Sports City in Doha, a goal from Yousuf Nashr Al-Malki sealed the win for Oman. He scored in the 13th minute in the win and started the qualifying tournament on a high.
Nepal will now face the host Qatar and Afghanistan on March 24 and 26 respectively, and the ties will be vital to see which team goes through.
Every group winner including the four best runners-up in the tournament will make it to the finals. However, if the final tournament host Thailand wins its group or is among the four best runners-up, the fifth...