The young ambassadors from Nepal will join the kids from across 211 countries and regions, in Moscow for the F4F Programme conducted between 8^th June to 15^th June this year. Girish, selected in the role of a young footballer, will join other young footballers from around the world, in Moscow. The children will be a part of the 32 International Teams of Friendship that play against each other in the Gazprom Football for Friendship International Championship. He will be joined by Anmesh Rayamajhi, who will act as a young journalist and cover all the local and global activities of the F4F program as part of the International Children’s Press Center.

International Day of Football Celebration

The International Day of Football and Friendship is celebrated by the participating countries, as a part of the F4F Programme. On this day, the young ambassadors promote the key programme values (friendship, equality, fairness, health, peace, devotion, victory, traditions and honour), among their peers.

Around the world, children, adults, personalities and football enthusiasts gathered to celebrate the International Day of Football and Friendship by conducting friendly matches, football tournaments, open trainings with star footballers, city holidays, sports events, media events and TV shows. The day, celebrated by cities around the world, has been supported by famous footballers, coaches, television hosts, actors and members of government agencies, all over the world. 

The International Day of Football and Friendship was celebrated by the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) at the ANFA headquarters in Kathmandu. The day was celebrated by conducting a friendly football match between the ANFA and The Nepal Sports Journalists Forum (NSJF), an umbrella organization of sports journalists in the country. The ANFA team consisted of ANFA staff, former national team players, FIFA referees, coaches and film celebrities. The NSJF team consisted of journalists from leading media houses in Nepal.

Speaking on the celebration of the International Day of Football and Friendship, Mr. Sanjib Mishra, Deputy General Secretary said, “We were delighted to provide our support in the celebration of the International Day of Football and Friendship in Nepal, as it is our constant endeavor to instill core human values among children. Initiatives such as these, highlights the power of football in breaking barriers, uniting youngsters and creating a positive impact in the local community. We are glad to support our young ambassadors in their efforts to promote these key values, which the All Nepal Football Association strongly believes in”

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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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