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By a Staff Reporter Kathamdnu - Defender Ananta Tamang and Forward Nawayug Shrestha scored one each as Nepal marked a winning start in the Prime Minister's Three Nation Cup at Dasarath Stadium on Wednesday. The hosts Nepal defeated visitors Laos 2-0 in an inaugural match of the tournament. Ananta headed the ball home from Nabin Lama's corner in the 29th minute to give Nepal a lead. Ananta was later adjudged Player of the match. Likewise, Nawayug scored a screamer from around 35 yards away to double Nepal's lead in the 56th minute. Nepal will next take on Bhutan on March 28. Bhutan will meet Laos on March 25 before taking on Nepal. The tournament will be played on a single round-robin basis and the top two teams will compete in the final on March 31st. The winners of th...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - The Prime Minister Three Nations Cup, to be organized by Nepal featuring Bhutan and Laos is kicking off today. But ANFA is yet to receive necessary work permit for Italian coach Vincenzo Alberto Annesse. The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) last week penned down an agreement with Italian Annese as the head coach of the Nepal National Team. Annese, who attended a few matches of Martyr’s Memorial ‘A’ Division League picked up his 23 member squad. The squad was announced minutes before the pre match press conference. Head Coach Vincenzo Alberto Annese Although ANFA signed an agreement with Annese as the head coach, he has not yet received his work permit and therefore is not legally allowed to work in Nepal. ANFA is working to obtain his w...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu -The newly appointed Head Coach of the Nepal National Football Team Vincenzo Alberto Annese has picked his 23-membered squad including 6 new faces for the upcoming Prime Minister Three Nations Cup. While Nepal APF Football Club's Sanish Shrestha and Mani Kumar Lama earned their maiden spot in the national team, Nabin Lama returned to the national team after eight years. Likewise, Abishek Baral, Dipak Raj Singh Thakuri from Satdobato Youth Club (SYC), and Manang Marshyangdi Club's (MMC) Sumit Shrestha have been selected for the national team for the first time. Initially, Italian Annese had begun the closed camp with 23 players, but Tribhuvan Army Football Club's (TAFC) skipper Bharat Khawas joined the camp late on Monday, making the squad to 24. ...

By a Staff Reporter Nepal's SAFF U17 Women's Championship campaign got off to a rocky start with a 4-1 loss against India. The first match of the championship played at Bir Shrestha Shaheed Shipahi Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Bangladesh, saw Shilji Shahji of India score a hat-trick, with Pooja adding a goal for India, while Barsha Oli scored the sole consolation goal for Nepal. Shilji scored the opener in the 10th minute and went on to score her brace in the 40th minute before Pooja made it 3-0 in the 41st. Barsha Oli scored Nepal's only goal in the 54th minute, while Shilji completed her hat-trick in the 81st minute, securing India's win and three points in the tournament. The Championship features five teams: Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Russia, with the top tea...

Kathmandu - The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) announced that the winner of Prime Minister Three Nations Cup winners will receive a cash prize of USD 5000. The Prime Minister Three Nations Cup, which is being held under FIFA Window, features Bhutan and Laos as guests and will be played on a single round-robin basis. The top two teams will compete in the final on March 31st. The ANFA amidst a press conference in the capital on Monday confirmed that the preparation for the tournament has been completed. However, the recently appointed head coach of the Nepal National Football Team, Italian Vincenzo Alberto Annese, has not yet received his work permit, which is required by law for him to work in Nepal. If the Italian coach doesn't receive his work permit by tomorrow, he w...

Subas Humagain, Kathmandu The Nepali national men's football team is playing its first match against Laos in the Prime Minister's Three Nations Cup on Wednesday. Both Laos and Bhutan have arrived with their full teams for the tournament. But the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has not been able to announce the preliminary squad so far. Instead, the A Division clubs have announced the names of the players who have been called up to the national team. ANFA handed over the responsibility of the coach of the national team to Italy's Vincenzo Alberto Annese only last week. The Italian coach who came to Nepal from Northwest United of the Indian Super League said that he would give opportunities to the young players in the press conference after signing the agreement. According t...