Earlier in May, FIFA waved green flag to conduct study into the feasibility of hosting soccer World Cup every two years, the move that could have a profound impact on the global football structure.

The proposal, put forth by the Saudi Arabian Football Association, was endorsed by 166 votes to 22, during a virtual FIFA congress in May.

Lately, four Asian nations, including Nepal, Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, have extended their support for the biennial proposal.

The four counties issued a joint statement stating their support to Gianni Infantino’s pet project, becoming the first member associations from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

We “are uniting in support of proposals to review the FIFA international match calendar as we jointly believe that the debate can only be positive for football’s modernization,” said the four associations in the joint statement.

“Four-year gap between FIFA World Cups is too great – and the window of opportunity too small – to preclude whole generations of talent,” read the joint statement.

“Less than a quarter of current AFC member associations have been represented in almost a century of FIFA World Cup finals in a situation where these tournaments are real drives of development.”

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Taking to his Facebook account, the Qatari coach announced his resignation and openly blamed senior vice-president of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) Pankaj Nembang for his sudden decision to resign.

“Dear Nepali Fans … I’m going to ANFA to resign, and I’m resigning because of the senior vice president of ANFA, in the last three weeks, every day he has made drama to me. I hope you feel happy now, Pankaj Nembang,” penned Almutairi.

Coach Almutairi met ANFA President Karma Tsering Sherpa at his office to submit his resignation, where the chief asked him to rest for some time.

“Almutairi came to my office and said he was mentally disturbed. So, I asked him to keep his cool and take a rest for some time,” said Sherpa.

“We were in a meeting with ‘A’ division club representatives regarding the league when I came to know about his status. Everyone, including VP Nembang, who was also in the meeting, was surprised in the beginning,” he added.

However, senior VP Nembang denied the accusation and requested a probe into the matter.

“I was shocked to know about his quitting the post because of me,” said Nembang.

“I have never questioned him regarding his handling of the team and his style of playing. Instead, I have praised him for his efforts in bringing out positive results in the team,” he added.

“I am feeling some conspiracy against me through the issue, and I demand a serious probe into the matter. I am ready to resign from the post if found guilty,” said Nembang.

Meanwhile, ANFA Spokesperson Kiran Rai clarified that coach Almutairi did not submit his resignation. He mentioned that the issue would be resolved through dialogue.

“We have asked the coach to take rest for some time, and we will be looking into the matter thoroughly. Hopefully, we will come up with a solution in a couple of days,” said Rai.

Abdullah Almutairi was appointed as the head coach of Nepal’s men’s national football team on April 4, 2021, for a contract period of one year. As the coach, Almutairi represented Nepal in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

He gained massive support from football fans after Nepal showcased a strong spirit in the FIFA WC and AFC Asian Cup qualifiers last month.

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The Himalayan nation has qualified for the Final Round by virtue of being the fourth-placed team in Group B of the Joint Qualifiers of World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023.

On Wednesday, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirmed 22 teams that have been qualified for the 24-team AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Qualifiers Final Round.

The 22 teams include 3 of the lowest-ranked second-placed teams, all 8 third and fourth-placed teams, and 3 best fifth-placed teams in the Joint Qualifiers.

The remaining four teams ranked 36 to 39 will participate in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers play-offs scheduled on September 7 and October 12, 2021.

Nepal secured fourth position in Group B, behind Australia, Kuwait, and Jordan. Nepal played eight matches, won 2, lost 6, and secured 6 points.

List of the teams qualified for the AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers Final Round:

Positions/Rankings of the teams that participated in the FIFA WC 2022 Qualifiers:

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The match will be played at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait at 9:45 pm NST today.

The Himalayan team is looking forward to move on from their 3-0 loss to Jordan and return to winning ways. However, Nepal has already lost its choice to reach the third stage of World Cup Qualifier and Asian Cup Qualifiers.

Nepal stands at fourth position in Group B with 6 points atop the bottom-placed Chinese Taipei. So far, Nepal has played 7 matches, won 2 and lost 5.

However, the Himalayan nation does not stand much of a choice against unbeaten Australia.

With six straight wins out of six so far during the campaign, Australia is anticipating to pick up another three points against regional minnows Nepal. The Socceroos currently lead Group B, with 8 points and 24 goals scored. For the record, the Australian team has conceded only two goals so far.

It would be an achievement for Nepal if it makes a draw or a goal in today’s match against Australia as they have not scored a single goal against any opponents other than Chinese Taipei.

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The Himalayan team will face Iraq on May 29, before heading to Kuwait to play the WC qualifying matches, according to the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA).

The team is also scheduled to play 2023 AFC Asian Cup second-round qualifiers in June.

Nepal is currently fourth in Group B of the World Cup qualifiers with three points from five games. Of the five matches, Nepal has won 1 match and lost 4.

Australia and Kuwait are in the top two positions with 12 and 10 points, respectively. The Nepali team is scheduled to square off against Chinese Taipei (June 3), Jordan (June 8), and Australia (June 11).

Recently, national team head coach Abdullah Almutairi announced a 23-member squad for the friendly match, WC qualifiers, and the Asian Cup qualifiers.

Nepal Football Squad:

Bishal Sunar, Kiran Chemjong, Rohit Chand, Deep Karki, Dinesh Rajbamshi, Ananta Tamang, Suman Aryal, Gautam Shrestha, Bishal Rai, Bikash Khawas, Arik Bista, Manish Dangi, Santosh Tamang, Kamal Thapa, Sunil Bal, Suman Lama, Pujan Uparkoti, Suraj Jyu Thakuri, Anjan Bista Nawayug Shrestha, Ayush Ghalan Avishek Rijal, and Ashish Lama.

The team will be back home on June 12.

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In a recent update, FIFA endorsed the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA)’s proposal to set up a women football academy at the country’s Chandranigahapur in Rautahat District.

“We have forwarded the proposal for Academy about a month earlier and they endorsed it. The proposed Academy will be built under FIFA’s funding of around Rs 30 million,” ANFA said in a statement.

ANFA Spokesperson Kiran Rai informed that the proposed Academy is going to be built across an area of six bighas of land and can host around 100 players.

In the initial phase, ANFA is planning to construct a three-storey building for hostel facility and will continue with the project further in line with the governmental requirements.

Currently, ANFA has three football academies across the country with none of them dedicated for girls.

Even out of the existing, one at Satdobato is functioning well while two others at Dharan and Butwal are reportedly not effective in functioning.

The Dharan Academy has remained shut over the last five years and the Rupandehi District Football Association is running the Butwal Academy at the local level.

Also Read: FIFA World Cup 2018: FIFA Saga World-wide, Nepal No Exception!

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Twelve-year-old Nepali football enthusiasts Girish Maskey and Anmesh Rayamajhi have been selected as Nepal’s representatives for this program launched in Nepal recently.

While Girish Maskey is set to join young footballers from around the world in Moscow in June 2018, Anmesh Rayamajhi is going to act as the young journalist to report on all the local and global activities of the F4F programme as part of the International Children’s Press Center and will also spread awareness on the core values (friendship, equality, fairness, health, peace, devotion, victory, traditions and honor) of the program.

The two Nepalis will be part of the 32 International Teams of Friendship and play against each other in the championship that aims to bring together children from around the world and celebrate the unifying spirit of football.

Besides, the two young Nepalis will also take part in the Sixth F4F International Children’s Forum in Russia along with the participants from different countries, wherein, they will discuss with famous footballers and journalists on the ways to promote key values of the F4F programme, globally.

The sixth season of the program will conclude with a visit by the participating children to the opening ceremony and the first match of the FIFA football World Cup 2018.

To Build Ties Globally

“The selection of the young ambassadors from Nepal is an extension of our support to this unique global initiative. The programme is a wonderful opportunity for the ambassadors to build ties of friendship among children from around the world and foster peace and harmony through the beautiful game of football. We wish our young ambassadors all the best for the programme and look forward to their contribution in promoting the key values of the programme, in Russia, as well as in Nepal,” said Sanjib Mishra, Deputy General Secretary, All Nepal Football Association, on the selection of young ambassadors.

Nepal is joining this program for the first time in its history alongside 210 other countries and regions.

The F4F program, supported by Gazprom and FIFA aims at developing youth football and a healthy lifestyle as well as promoting tolerance, open-mindedness and respect of different cultures and nationalities between children from across the globe.

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The program launched by Gazprom, the official partner of FIFA and FIFA World Cup 2018, intends to promote human values, friendship, equality and respect among young communities of the world.

“The sixth Gazprom Football for Friendship, being held in collaboration with FIFA, is an event that brings together children from 211 countries and regions. We are delighted to support the program and will be nominating two young students from Nepal to participate in the programme in Moscow in June,” said Sanjib Mishra, Deputy General Secretary of the All Nepal Football Association in an official release.

“We look forward to these young children becoming a part of the global movement of football for peace,” adds Mishra.

With regard to the project, an open draw was held in Moscow, wherein, 32 International Teams of Friendship and relevant player roles (midfielder, forward, defender and goalkeeper) were identified.

Of these, a young Nepali footballer has been selected for the forward role in the African Elephant team.

As part of this international championship, athletes from different countries, genders and physical abilities were grouped into one team, and each team will undergo training by young coaches, who comprise of footballers from different countries in the age group of 14-16yrs.

Post the championship, all the finalized young ambassadors will participate in the sixth International Football for Friendship Children’s Forum, wherein, they will discuss ways to take ahead the program’s key values.

Reflecting the protection of ecoology theme behind the program, each of the teams were named after the endangered animals across the globe.

For Human Principles

“The sixth season of the international children’s social program, Football for Friendship is officially open. This year, F4F is supported by 211 countries and regions. We live in an age where people all over the world seek to unite behind the principles of equality and respect for each other. The project is a crucial element in this process,” says Viktor Zubkov, Chairman of the Board of Directors at PJSC Gazprom.

Meanwhile, the FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura also said, “We are glad to support this unique initiative from the FIFA partner, Gazprom. The forum is a perfect example of how football can be used to open doors for girls and boys from all backgrounds, a mission that FIFA supports actively.”

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