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]]>In a bid to promote football in Qatar & Nepal and strengthen bilateral ties between both nations, All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) and Qatar Football Association (QFA) signed an agreement.
ANFA President Karma Tsering Sherpa and QFA President Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al-Tani signed the deal on October 23, 2018 at Doha, Qatar.
“I am very pleased to be in Qatar for this agreement. I would like to thank H E Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Thani, President of the Qatar Football Association, the QFA Vice President and the Secretary General for this warm welcome,” Sherpa said.
According to ANFA, the deal covers:
Following activities will be covered under exchange events:
“The agreement will strengthen the cooperation in various fields related to football. We know the experience Qatar has in the field of developing the sport. Their training courses for players, officials, referees and coaches etc are hugely beneficial for the participants,” Sherpa added.
The ANFA President was in full praise of Qatar Football Association. He said there is no doubt why Qatar has become the leading sports center in Asia. Nepal is proud to be associated with a responsible body like QFA.
Qatar to Host 2022 FIFA World Cup
Qatar is already gearing up to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup and Sherpa found the preparations to be impressive. He visited the pavilion at the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy.
“It was a very wonderful tour and I found answers to many of the questions I had before my visit. The remarkable progress made by Qatar’s towards hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup is truly stunning. Qatar clearly has huge potential to bring the world football fans together for the big event,” he said.
Adding further, Sherpa says, “We have seen the models of the stadiums that are under construction right now. The venues and facilities are top-notch.”
Let’s see what Qatar has in store for us all at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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]]>In the opening match of the football tournament, Nepal faced Bangladesh driving the latter to lose the game at a score of 2-0.
The match held at Doha Stadium saw outstanding performance by Nepali Striker Indra Jung Limbu who gave a dashing start hitting a goal in the very first five minutes of the match.
And, the second goal at the 23rd minute of the game was hit by Arjun Subba.
Bhakta Bhandari played a significant role, by passing on balls, behind the goals of both the players.
Meanwhile, the match with Japan saw a winning performance of Nepali football team against the Japanese football team at 2-0.
The match with Japan, held at Al-Markhiya Stadium, saw outstanding performances by Arjun Subba and Shiba Shrestha.
Nepali football team’s next match with Lebanon has been scheduled for February 8, 2018, the fourth match against Singapore on February 15, 2018, and the fifth match with Indonesia on March 1, 2018.
All the next three matches have been scheduled to be held at Doha Stadium.
Nepali football team comprises of Captain Shiva Shrestha, Arjun Subba, Indra Jung Limbu, Bhakta Bhandari, Pasang Sherpa, Milan Thapa, Anil Dhimal, Pawan Napit, Dipak Sonar, Dawa Lama, Bikesh Bhandari, Ganesh Khadka, Dipak Sonar and Bharat Dital.
There are two groups in the tournament. Group A includes India, Jordan, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka and South Korea while Group B includes Nepal, Lebanon, Indonesia, Japan, Bangladesh and Singapore.
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