Nepal U-14 Girls won AFC Championship

Nepal National U -14 girls’ team has won AFC U-14 Regional Championship (Central & South Asia) will all five victories. Junior girls defeated Tajikistan 2-0 in their last match to collect 15 points from five matches. Nepali team is a only team in the championship that does not concede a goal. Alisha Jimba scored twice in the 21st minute and 23rd minute to seal the match for Nepal. In the first match, Nepal had defeated Bhutan U-14 Girls team by 9 goals, Sri Lanka with a single goal, India with 4 goals and Iran with 4 goals in the second, third and fourth matches respectively. The full time for all matches in the championship is 70 minutes two half of 35 minute each. The tournament was played in league format and there are six countries participated in the championship namely, Nepal, India, Tajikistan, Bhutan, Iran and host country Sri Lanka. India was the defending champions of the tournament. With this victory, Nepal has created history. After this victory, All Nepal Football Women’s Association President, Kalpana Priya Shrestha also congratulates Nepal National U-14 Girls team.

Nepal Vs Bhutan= 9-0
Sri Lanka Vs Nepal= 0-1
Nepal Vs India= 4-0
Iran Vs Nepal = 0-4
Nepal Vs Tajikistan= 2-0
Nepali Starting XI:
Goalkeeper: Anjila Rai
Defender: Anisha Thebe, Puja Rana, Kaushila Rai and Anju Lopchan
Midfielder: Bhawana Mukhiya (Captain), Manisha Raut, Saru Limbu and Mithila Kumari
Forward: Rekha Poudel and Alisha Jimba
Substitute: Sushma Maharjan, Laxmi Lama, Samjhana Basnet and Samjhana Lawati
Coach: Kumar Katwal, Sher Bahadur Darlami
Coach/ Manager: Bhagwati Rana
We would like to congrats Nepal U -14 Girls team for the trophy and we are so proud to be Nepali a great salute to all Nepali Girls team. We would also like to give our best wishes to Men’s National Football Team who are playing a friendly match with Yemen today at Al Arabi. Doha at 8 PM onwards

Probable Starting XI of Nepal
Goalkeeper: Kiran Kumar Limbu
Defender: Sagar Thapa (Captain), Rohit Chand, Rabin Shrestha and Sabindra Shrestha
Midfielder: Bhola Nath Silwal, Jagjeet Shrestha, Sujal Shrestha and Raju Tamang
Forward: Jumanu Rai and Karna Limbu
Head Coach: Raju Kaji Shakya
Assistant Coach: Upendra Man Singh
Physio: Suraj Bhusal
Team Manager: Madhusudan Upadhya