The tournament was quite sprightly, and Veritis, one of the event sponsors, was delighted to be associated with the occasion.

The icing on the cake was winning the cup after facing off against FC Goalbuster on May 29, and we look forward to gaming opportunities to make our mark.

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The host team secured a place in the final after its last match against Bangladesh ended in a stalemate. In the tournament so far, Nepal played two matches and finished with identical scores. The Nepali team scored 2 points, while Kyrgyzstan Olympic Team scored one point.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh secured four points to secure their position in the final.

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In the last match, Nepal had plenty of opportunities to score a goal against the Bangladesh team. Anjan Bista failed to direct a free header from a cross by Tridev Gurung in the 21st minute into the post. In the 65^th minute, Abhishek Rijal’s header went wide when he jumped to meet Ranjit Dhimal’s cross.

Likewise, Bangladesh also missed few opportunities. In the 40^th minute skipper, Jamal Bhuyal failed to turn a free-kick into a goal.

“Nepal got on top a few times, but that didn’t hurt us. It is nice to get into the final, and now we want to win it,” said Bangladesh head coach James Day.

“We played good football in the second half. We want to play even better and lift the trophy,” said Nepal’s head coach Bal Gopal Maharjan adding that their strategy was not to lose a point in today’s game.

Nepal’s Rohit Chand won the Player of the Match award.

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Nepal’s tourism capital Pokhara is getting ready for the most-awaited sports event i.e. 13^th South Asian Games.

The event to be held during December 1-10, 2019 will see a total of 662 athletes from South Asian nations competing in 8 different games.

Out of the total 27 games, 8 are scheduled to be held in Pokhara. Paragliding did not make its way due to a lack of registrations from other participating nations other than Nepal.

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In total, 401 females and 261 males from SAARC countries will be playing in 8 games, says Keshab Pathak, coordinator of SAG Pokhara Publicity Department, and a total of 172 officials are scheduled to be part of the sports event.

Maldives opted out of archery, weight lighting and triathlon events and has fielded 61 female, 26 male and 29 officials for 8 games in Pokhara. While India is participating in all except archery and cricket.

Bangladesh is participating in six games and has opted out of women football and triathlon events. Pakistan will be seen in five events other than women football, women cricket and triathlon.

Sri Lanka is expected in all the eight games, while Bhutan opted out of handball, women football, beach volleyball and triathlon.

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Eagerly waiting for the most exciting sports events of the South Asian Games 2019, then hurry up to secure your spot at the stadiums.

The tickets are available online in eSewa portal: sag.esewa.com.np

One can book online and take a print of their ticket to get it verified in real-time at the venue.

Those holding eSewa account can purchase directly online, while others can visit nearby eSewa centers in various parts of the Kathmandu Valley.

Meanwhile, advanced booking is available for Pokhara matches starting November 29, 2019 for the 8 games to be held in the city.

The tickets are priced in the ranges of NPR 100, NPR 200 and NPR 500 for different categories.

While Dasarath Stadium has got 15,900 capacity, only 14,000 tickets are being sold for management purposes, informed National Sports Council Member Secretary Ramesh Kumar Silwal.

While, Pokhara’s football stadium capacity has been increased from 10,000 to 13,000.

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Tight Security Arrangements

Nepal has planned tight security arrangements for the 13^th South Asian Games. SAG committee led by Sarvendra Khanal announced odd-even vehicular movement, special task forces, command posts and more part of security for SAG 2019.

“It is a matter of national pride. Security will be of paramount importance. Things as simple as no blowing horns to designated parking and media management will be handled efficiently for smooth regulation of event,” he said in a statement.

Special vehicles and security have been arranged to carry players to the venues. The odd-even rule will apply on the opening and closing days of the sports event.

Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Traffic Division is planning its way to control sounds and disturbance caused by vehicles during the event days.

The routes from Kalimati to Thapathali will be operated one-way and vehicles are allowed only from Shahid Gate to Tripureshwor during the events.

For visitors’ joy, Nepalaya is planning a picnic experience around the TU grounds with food and other stalls.

Gov. Hints Rise in Cash Rewards

The Finance Minister Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada informed that the government is going to implement sports-oriented policies in the federal structure.

While #SAG2019 is just 4 days to go, the Minister said the cabinet is yet to make a concrete decision on prize money for winning athletes.

He, however, hinted that there would definitely be a sizeable increment in revenues compared to previous editions.

 “Play for the country and medals, there will be sizeable increment in the prize money that government had provided in previous editions. Sports is a great medium to unite nations,” Khatiwada said in a statement.

“Players need to prepare well without being bothered about the rewards or the opposition. Athletes should be stubborn to win medals. Everything else will fall in place,” Nepal Olympic Committee president Jeevan Ram Shrestha said.

Previous versions of the sports event saw the Nepal Government’s cash prizes at Rs 300,000, 200,000 and 100,000 for the top three winners across multi-national prestigious tournaments.

An Encouragement to Media

In a move encouraging media for wide coverage of the SAG 2019, the government said it’s lifting the ban on video recording of SAG events.

“We understand media’s role in making an event and players commercially viable. Hence, we fall back from our previous stance to not allow video recording during the SAG. We look for enormous help from media fraternity to make the events as successful as possible,” said Shrestha.

However, the Nepali media, especially TV and internet, will be able to report only a minute of feed and live streaming is prohibited.

The Olympic Committee had banned the access to Nepali media and sold broadcasting rights to an Indian private media NK Media Ventures Pvt Ltd.

Eight Games in Pokhara

• Badminton – Badminton Covered Hall – December 1
• Women cricket – Pokhara Stadium – December 2
• Archery and triathlon – December 2
• Men’s and women’s handball, beach volleyball, weightlifting and women football from December 5
• Beach volleyball – Beach Volleyball Court – Barahighat
• Weightlifting – KC Catering Hall – Matepaani.
• Football – Gauri Shankar Playground – Geste Ghat Lamachaur of Pokhara-25
• Football Practice Matches – Nepal Army’s Western Division Camp at Bijayapur
• Cricket Practice Matches – Town Development Training Center Ground.

Host country Nepal will be seen in all the games comprising of 52 males, 102 females and 30 officials.

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Participating Nations

• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• India
• Maldives
• Nepal
• Pakistan
• Sri Lanka

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President Bidya Devi Bhandari is set to inaugurate the event in Kathmandu on December 01, 2019.

Prime Minister KP Oli, Head of State of the participating countries and foreign diplomats, among others will join the inaugural event. The event will see different special shows on Nepali art and culture.

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In the most recent update for the upcoming game, Nepal has been grouped with Afghanistan, Oman and ‘host country Qatar’ in Group A and will play against these countries on the following dates:

The AFC U23 Championship qualifiers will begin in March 2019 with 44 qualifier teams from two zones competing against each other– West- 24 teams, East- 20 teams.

Group B and C
Group B host country Bahrain has been setup with Bangladesh, Palestine and Sri Lanka. This will be Bahrain’s ‘fourth’ attempt to qualify for the finals.

Meanwhile, Group C host country ‘Islamic Republic of Iran’ will battle it out with inaugural champions Iraq, Turkmenistan and Yemen.

Group D and E
Saudi Arabia of ‘2013 AFC fame’ will be hosting Group D matches and play against Lebanon, Maldives and United Arab Emirates (UAE). The country is eagerly looking forward to going beyond their previous group-level stage, where they failed in January 2018.

On the other hand, Group E will include Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic, Jordan and Syria.

Group F and G
AFC U23 2018 winners and present Group F’ host country Uzbekistan will play against India, Pakistan and Tajikistan.

Group G host country Mongolia will be up against DPR Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Group H and I
Group H’s Cambodia will be hosting group mates Australia, Chinese Taipei and Korea Republic and while striving to reach the finals.

With the AFC U23 2019 Qualifiers, Myanmar will make a ‘comeback’ after two years against AFC U23 2016 winner Japan, Timore Leste and Macau.

Group J and K
Malaysia made history for their country, when they reached the quarter-finals of AFC U23 2018 championship in January. This time they’re aiming to win the trophy but not before they beat opponents China PR, Laos and Philippines.

Vietnam came close to the trophy this year but failed to bring it home. However, with the matches scheduled throughout the AFC U23 2019 qualifier season, it hopes to do so by defeating Group K countries Brunei, Indonesia and Thailand.

Eventually, all the 11 groups’ winners and their runners-up teams will make it to the finals of the AFC Under 23 2020 Championship in Thailand. What is interesting is that host countries of the finals will receive ‘automatic qualification’.

May the best team win!

Football fans! Get ready to be entertained to Asia’s biggest football tournaments.

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The U18 team is accompanied by their Chief Coach Hari Om Shrestha, Assistant Coach Prakash Baidya and Goal Keeper Coach Asmita Khawas.

This Championship will see Nepal in Group ‘B’ alongside Bangladesh and Pakistan. Initially, the Nepali players will play against their group-mates before playing their Group ‘A’ opponents India, Maldives and Bhutan.

All the members and athletes of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) held a program in honor of the players who are going to participate in the championships between September 28 – October 14, 2018.

ANFA Acting President Bir Bahadur Khadka, Vice President Pankaj Bikram Nembang, Women Committee President Bindra Dewan and Taekwondo player Sangina Baidhya graced the program.

Despite a remarkable feat at the SAFF Championship 2018, Nepal Men’s Football team wasn’t successful in bringing home the Champions Trophy. But now all eyes are hopeful for Nepal Women’s U18 Football win.

Let’s wait and watch!

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