Nepal won Bagbandhu Cup 2016

Nepal won the Bangabandhu Cup 2016 in Bangladesh beating Bahrain by 3 goals in the Bangabadndhu , International Stadium Dhaka, Bangldesh. It was the exciting match between Nepal and Bahrain formal beat latter by 3 goals to end 23 years of trophyless drought of Nepal. Nepalese forward, Bimal Gharti Magar opened the chart for winning team in the 4th minute of the match on the assist of Anjan Bista. Another goal was also scored by a forward Bishal Rai in the 87th minute of the match. In the meantime, tournaments highest goal scorer Nawayug Shrestha scored his 4th goal in the 90+1 minute to secure the trophy for Nepal. Bangadeshi fans were also supporting Nepal with full of overwhelming happiness. Nepalese forward Bimal Gharti Magar won the man of the match of the final game. Similarly, Nawyug Shrestha won best player of the tournament.


In the knockout stage, Nepal beat Srilanka by a solitary goal by Bimal Gharti Magar and played goalless draw with Felda United of Malaysia and Bangladesh. Two finalist, Nepal and Bahrain beat Maldives and Bangladesh by 1-4 and 0-1 respectively. Nawyug Shrestha scored hattrick against Maldives in the semi final match.

Nepali Players Name:
GoalKeeper: Bikesh Kuthu
Defender: Rabin Shrestha, Biraj Maharjan(C), Ananta Tamang, Aditya Chaudhary
Midfielder: Heman Gurung, Jagjeet Shrestha, Bikram Lama
Forward: Nawyug Shrestha, Bimal Gharti Magar, Bishal Rai
Coach:Bal Gopal Maharjan