Good news for Nepali football<\/a> lovers! The international football governing body FIFA approved the country\u2019s first football academy for women.<\/p>\n In a recent update, FIFA<\/a> endorsed the All Nepal<\/a> Football Association (ANFA)\u2019s proposal to set up a women football academy at the country\u2019s Chandranigahapur in Rautahat District.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have forwarded the proposal for Academy about a month earlier and they endorsed it. The proposed Academy will be built under FIFA\u2019s funding of around Rs 30 million,\u201d ANFA said in a statement.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Currently, ANFA has three football academies across the country with none of them dedicated for girls.<\/p>\n Even out of the existing, one at Satdobato is functioning well while two others at Dharan and Butwal are reportedly not effective in functioning.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n