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Kathmandu - Philippines scored two goals after regulation time as Nepal went down 2-1 in the first match of the AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers. In the Group F match played in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Nepal could not hold on to the first half lead. Nepal's Bimala Chaudhary gave the lead in the tenth minute of the match. She headed in Sabita Rana's long cross. But after being injured in the first half, she left the field in the 39th minute. Entering the field for Nepal in the second half, defender Bimala BK made her debut from the senior team. She replaced injured Puja Rana in the 63rd minute. Nepal conceded in the 90th minute of the game and in the second minute of injury time. The Philippines took advantage of the lack of coordination on the offside trap between the Nepali def...

Kathmandu : The second friendly football match held between Nepal and Bangladesh women's national football teams ended in a goalless draw on Sunday. The hosts failed to capitalize their chances in the first half in the Dasarath Stadium. Bangladesh were rigid on defense and saw only their second draw against Nepal in seven meetings. In the first friendly match, Nepal had bagged a 2-1 victory against visiting Bangladesh. The two matches were organized as part of the preparation for the upcoming AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers. Nepal is in Group F of the qualifiers along with Philippines and Hong Kong. Nepal will face Philippines on September 18 and Hong Kong on September 21. The qualifiers will be played in Uzbekistan.

Subas Humagain, Kathmandu Nepali National Football Team's center back Rohit Chand will not participate in the international friendly series against India. Rohit, who was in closed training for the national team, had left for Indonesia last week. He has been playing for Persija Jakarta, Indonesia for a long time. Rohit departed from Nepal last week to fulfill his club responsibilities. Rohit had returned to Nepal after the league was postponed even after reaching Indonesia twice before. He returned to Nepal a month ago and had been training with the national team since then. "I am ready and very excited for the league," said Rohit via social media on Saturday. His agent Ratan Mushtika also confirmed that Rohit has completed his quarantine and is ready to join the Persija sq...

Kathmandu : The investigation committee formed by the National Sports Council (NSC) to resolves the controversy in football has submitted the report after two weeks. The committee concluded that national football team coach Abdullah Almutairi should improve his conduct. NSC formed an investigation committee under the coordination of Purendra Bikram Lakhe after the dispute between ANFA vice-chairman Pankaj Bikram Nembang and Almutairi escalated. The report was submitted to NSC Member Secretary Ramesh Silwal on Wednesday. The report includes 11-point directive suggestions that Almutairi should improve his practical conduct, activate ANFA's departments and resolve internal disputes within ANFA. As the said incident escalated, it became a major controversy in football. The controver...