Highest Nepali goal scorer in the international tournament.

 The Nepal national football team represents Nepal in international tournaments, and its governing body is the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). The Nepal I football team is not very popular or successful in international tournaments. It is due to poor infrastructure, poor facilities for players, and not much investment in football. Nepali football does not have the vision and passion to be a successful team in South Asia, Asia, and around the world. Thus, they lack much international experience, practice, and participation. Therefore, the national football team has less experience and goals in football. 

Some of the highest Nepali goal scorers are as follows: 

S.N	Name of Players	Goals
1	Anjan Bista	13
2	Nirajan Rayamajhi	13
3	Hari Khadka	13
4	Jumanu Rai	11
5	Anil Gurung	10
6	Bharat Khawas	10
7	Ganesh  Thapa	9
8	Nawayug Shrestha	8
9	Basanta Thapa	7

 

Hari Khadka vs Nirajan Rayamajhi vs Anjan Bista

It's fascinating to see how the goal-scoring records of Hari Khadka, Nirajan Rayamajhi, and Anjan Bista have evolved over time, and each of their journeys and achievements adds to the excitement of Nepali football history. Let's summarize their records and careers:

1) Hari Khadka:

Hari Khadka was the first to set the record of 13 goals for the Nepali national team.

He won a total of 49 caps for Nepal and played his last game against Bhutan in 2006.

Hari had the previous record of nine goals held by Ganesh Thapa, but he surpassed it by reaching 13 goals.

2) Nirajan Rayamajhi:

Nirajan left Nepal for Germany during the peak of his career but later made a comeback to the national team.

In the match where Hari scored his 13th goal, Nirajan also scored, taking his tally to 12 goals.

He played a total of 21 games for Nepal before his career ended.

Nirajan returned to the national team in 2007 and scored his 13th goal against Pakistan in the SAFF Championship in 2008.

Hari Khadka and his all 13 international goals

 Today we are going to present his all international goals of a player (best player) of Nepali football who is known as goal machine and one of the highest goal scorer of Nepal with 13 goals. Yes, he is non-other than Hari Khadka who is the joint goal scorers with Nirajan Rayamajhi.  Khadka won the first international cap in 1995 in match against Pakistan in SAARC. Following are all his 13 goals

1 )  First Goal:

Tournament	Against	Year	Result
SAARC Bistrol Gold Cup	Pakistan	1995	2-0 WIN

 2)      Second Goal:

Tournament	Against	Year	Result
Seventh SAAF Game	Maldives	1995	1-0  WIN

 3)      Third Goal :

Tournament	Against	Year	Result
Asian Cup Qualification	Oman	1996	1-2  LOSS

 4)      Fourth Goal:

Tournament	Against	Year	Result
World Cup Qualification	Maccau	1997	1-1DRAW

    5, 6) Fifth Goal and Sixth Goal

Tournament	Against	Year	Result
South Asian Gold Cup	Maldives	1999	2-3  LOSS

Unlucky Footballers in Nepal

Unlucky footballers in Nepal

Today we are going to share something extra and new content, though Nepali football is yet to kiss success in international matches there are some players who really got talent and showed the same in national level matches but they failed to perform well in international matches. Here are some of footballers who are really unlucky in international matches 

a) Ramesh Budhathoki: He was the ace footballer of Nepal who started his football career with Sankata Club then joined Friends Club and Three Star Club before joining Mahendra Police Club (Nepal Police Club).  His outstanding performance led Three Star Club and Nepal Police Club many trophies and won many individual prizes including man of the match, best player, best forward. He was the key player who led Nepal Police Club to the final of AFC President Cup 2007 and he scored 61 goals in domestic league and more than century goals in knock out tournaments. Though he was selected every time for international matches he was not given enough time to play the matches. He hardly play international matches as he was substituted in second half like 75 minutes, 80 minutes sand it was very little time for him to perform his quality. He was second choice striker (behind new comers) even though he did outstanding performance. We would say Nepal is unlucky and Nepali coach was unlucky as Mr. Budhathoki was not properly utilized.

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.

Final squad announced

All Nepal Football Association( ANFA) has announced 23 members to play a friendly match against Malaysia U-22 on Monday. Nepal's Japanese coach Gyotuku Koji selected 23 members in which  3 goalkeepers, 9 defenders, 6 midfielders and 5 forwards are included.
New squads are quite young and and energetic

Indonesia beat Nepal by 2 goals

National Football Team was beaten by Indonesian Football Team by 2 goals in a friendly match played on Wednesday on 25th June 2014 at Indonesia. Samsul and Hendro Siswanto scored for Indonesia in the 5th minute and 82nd minute respectively. Winning sides had started the match in good note and they took an early lead in the 5th minute to utilize a poor defensive line of Nepal and poor goalkeeping of Kiran Kumar Limbu to make 1-0 up against Nepal. It was Jumanu Rai who did a first attempt from Nepal in the 9th minute but his chip ball from outside the box went inch over the bar. Jagjeet Shrestha’s free kick in the 19th minute was wasted by Sagar Thapa due to his poor header.

Final selection of national squad for friendly match against Indonesia

All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has revealed 22 members of final squad for friendly match against Indonesia on June 25 in Malang, Indonesia. Final squad will have some new comers as U-16 defender Ananta Tamang, U-19 custodian Alan Neupane will play their debut match for Nepal. Similarly, ANFA axed veteran custodian Ritesh Thapa and forward Santosh Sahukhala from the squad. There are six forwards, six defenders, seven midfielders and three custodians in the squad. Nirajan Malla has been recalled for the friendly match after a long time.

Final squad for friendly match against Indonesia

Goalkeepers: Kiran Kumar Limbu, Bishal Shrestha, Alan Neupane
Defenders: Sagar Thapa( Skipper) ,Sandip Rai, Biraj Maharjan, Rabin Shrestha, Rohit Chand, Ananta Tamang
Midfielders: Bhola Nath Silwal, Jagjeet Shrestha, Bikram Lama, Shiva Shrestha, Raju Tamang, Prakash Budathoki, Nirajan Malla
Forwards: Jumanu Rai, Anil Gurung, Bharat Khawas, Deepak Rai, Ashim Jung Karki, Bimal Gharti Magar
Coach: Jack Stefanowski
Goalkeeping Coach: Upendra Man Singh

Absent squad for friendly match against Indonesia

Goalkeepers: Ritesh Thapa, Bikash Malla
Defenders: Sabindra Shrestha, Jitendra Karki, Bijaya Dhimal
Midfielders: Sushil KC, Tanka Basnet, Sujal Shrestha, Sulav Maskey
Forwards: Karna Limbu, Hemanta Thapa, Santosh Shahukhala

Meanwhile, national team coach Jack Stefanoswski expressed his dissatisfaction towards the fitness level of national players. According to Polish, there are few days remaining for friendly match against Indonesia and the major concern for the match would be the fitness level of players. The main question at the moment would be can Nepal make us proud.

Manang Marshyangdi Club in Semi Final

2014-05-5
Nepal’s League champions Manang Marshyangdi Club (MMC) on Monday entered the finals of the last edition of the AFC President’s Cup with a goalless draw with Erchim FC (EFC) of Mangolia. MMC, who had defeated Svarieng FC of Cambodia 6-3 in their tournament opener on Thursday, needed Erchim FC to defeat Svarieng FC on Saturday and the Mongolian club returned with a 3-1 victory. The result saw both MMC and Erchim secure their berths for the finals offered from the group.
MMC’s qualification for the finals also helped them secure a spot in the 2015 AFC Cup playoffs, becoming the first Nepali team to do so. The AFC Cup will be participated by the bottom 23 teams out of 47 Asian Football Confederation members. The outcome of the match between MMC and Erchim on Monday will determine the group winners. Nabin Neupane of MMC was happy with the desired outcome. “This is exactly the result we had been waiting for. To reach the finals is a gift for Nepali football. We had headed for the tournament without getting any match exposure but we gave our best here to qualify for the finals,” said Neupane.

Manang Marshagdi Club beat Svay Rieng Club

2014-05-1
In the group C match, Nepali league champion Manang Marshagdi Club (MMC) beat Svay Rieng Club (SRC) of Cambodia by 6-3 goals to register an important victory in AFC President Cup 2014 played on Thursday at Cambodia. SRC started the match in good note but free kick taken by Cambodian players did not utilize well in the 2nd minute of the match. MMC looked aggressive in the 3rd minute and Biraj Maharjan’s superb free kick went inch above the wall. MMC took an early lead in the 6th minute when Deepak Rai scored for MMC to utilize a superb pass from Anil Gurung to make 1-0 up. MMC was gifted with an own goal from Cambodians in the 8th minute when Moul Daravron scored an own goal to make MMC 2-0 up. In the 13th minute Sulav Maskey gave a pass to Anil Gurung and Gurung again gave to Maskey but Cambodian custodian was smart enough to deny Maskey.  SRC wasted a good chance in the 14th minute when MMC’s custodian Bishal Shrestha did his best to deny Cambodian in one VS one situation. MMC triple their lead in the 24th minute when Biraj Maharjan’s superb free kick was well touched by Shaeed Aziz to make MMC 3-0 up. SRC cut the deficit in the 36th when MMC’s captain Sagar Thapa handled the ball and free kick was awarded to SRC and Soum Veasna’s brilliant free kick kissed the net to make 1-3. SRC almost scored another goal in the 38th minute but MMC’s custodian Bishal Shresha did his best to deny Prak Money.

Participation and performance of Nepali Club in AFC President Cup

Nepali League champions Manang Marshyagdi Club (MMC) have released five players and have recruited one goalkeeper from Jawalakhel Youth Club for AFC President’s Cup 2014 Qualifiers which is going to be held in the first week of May in Mangolia.MMC is taking part the championship being the league winner of Nepal for the second time.MMC are grouped with the host league champions and Cambodian league champions. Manang Marshyagdi Club had released goalkeeper Brijesh Singh, defender Pratap Sainju, Sunil BK and African recruit Yousuff. Similarly star African forward Yona Elias also leave MMC. Meanwhile, MMC have recruited goalkeeper Birendra Bahadur Chand from Jawalakehl Youth Club, Biraj Maharjan and Deepak Bhusal from Three Star Club.

Likewise, MMC president Jamling Ghale informed that veteran midfielder Nabin Neupane will act as a caretaker coach for the club in AFC President Cup.MMC have separated relation with coach Hari Om Shrestha and now appointed Neupane to handle the club for AFC President’s Cup and for the new season. Nabin Neupane has served MMC for a long time and have AFC B License certificate.

League champions have announced 17 members squad for AFC President Cup 2014 which is going to be held from May 1 on Mongolia. MMC will play their first match against Svarieng FC and FC Erchim on May 5. 

Problems in Nepali Football Club

2014-04-26
Even though All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) claims the Nepali league structure to be semi- professional, most of the clubs lack regular sources of income and thus far to turn professional.  Almost every A Division Football Club from the Kathmandu Valley is paying Rs 10,000 to Rs 60,000 per month to a Nepali football player, whereas foreign players remunerated 800 Dollars to 1500 Dollars. Most clubs were found to have approximated Rs 50, 00000 to Rs 120, 00000 for their single season. However, except recently relegated clubs, New Road Team (NRT) and Ranipokhari Corner Team (RCT) along with seven time league champions Manang Marshyagdi Club (MMC), Friends Club, Sankata Club, Jawalakhel Youth Club, Saraswoti Youth Club, Nepal Police Club, Nepal Army Club and Armed Police Force do not have regular income source to maintain their expenses.

Philippines beat Nepal in friendly match

Philippines beat Nepal by 3 goals in the friendly match played on Friday night at Doha Stadium. This is the second defeat of Nepal in friendly match in the same venue as Nepal also lost the match against Yemen by 2 goals in the same venue on March 25. It was Philippines sides who started the match in good note and Patrick did a good cross but Nepali defender Rohit Chand was smart enough to clear the ball out from the box in the 4th minute of the match. Nepali sides looked organized and looked confident, Rohit Chand gave a pass to skipper Sagar Thapa and Thapa gave to Sandip Rai but Rai missed the shot in the 10th minute. We saw another good move from Nepal as Raju Tamang gave a pass to Bhola Nath Silwal and Silwal to Anil Gurung but Gurung was elegant with the ball in the 12th minute of the match. Philippines took a lead in the 14th minute through Curt Jordon to punish Nepali defender for their poor defensive lapse to make 1-0 up against Nepal.

Yemen beat Nepal in friendly match

Nepali national team was beaten by Yemen national team by 2 goals in a friendly match played on Tuesday at Doha. Kamil Tareq and Mohamaed Barwish scored a piece of goal for Yemen in the 58th minute and 66th minute respectively. Nepal started the match in impressive note and had good ball possession from the early minute; Sandip Rai gave a pass to Jagjeet Shrestha but latter failed to collect the ball in the 3rd minute. Both teams were busy in midfield battle up to 5th minute but it was Yemen who slowly started to keep ball possession with them and compelled Nepali side to play defensive football up to 11th minute. Sandip Rai did his best to clear out the ball from header in the 12th minute. Nepal earned a free kick in the 18th minute but Sandip Rai’s free kick did not find Anil Gurung’s header. Rai’s free kick in the 27th minute was also wasted by Anil Gurung. We saw a good one touch pass in the 29th minute when Santosh Sahukhala gave a pass to Bhola Nath Silwal, Silwal to Anil Gurung and Gurung to Bikram Lama but latter’s attempt went wide. Bhola Silwal gave a superb pass to Anil Gurung and Gurung’s ambitious shot from outside the box deflected off defender to the hands of Yemen’s custodian in the 34th minute. Jagjeet Shrestha failed to collect the free kick taken by Sandip Rai in the 37th minute. Yemen’s first good attempt came in the 41st minute but Nepali goalkeeper Kiran Chemjong did his best to deny Yemen player.

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.

Final squad announced for friendly match against Yemen and Philippines

2014-03-23
Nepal National Football Team final squad has been announced for friendly match against Yemen on Sunday. Total twenty footballers are selected for the clash among them, three Goalkeepers, six defenders, five midfielders and six forwards are selected. Sujal Shrestha is back again in squad after two years gap, Deepak Rai, Karna Limbu and Ashim Jung Karki are selected for the first time. Shiva Shrestha of Manang Marshyagdi Club and Prakash Budathoki of Three Star Club are axed from the squad. Similarly, Bharat Khawas of Nepal Army Club, Biraj Maharjan of Three Star Club and young star Bimal Gharti Magar will miss the friendly match as Khawas and Maharjan could not travel to Doha due to their VISA problem, meanwhile Gharti Magar is appearing in SLC exam.

National Football Team beat Nepal Army Club

2014-03-21

National football team beat departmental team Nepal Army Club by 2 goals in a friendly match at Nepal Army Headquarter Bhadrakali on Friday. Jagjeet Shrestha and Jumanu Rai scored for Nepal National Football Team in the 13^th minute and 53^rd minute respectively. National team is preparing for a friendly match against Yemen and Philippines on March 25 and April respectively on Doha. Today’s match is a part of preparation match and national team started the match in good note but Bhola Nath Silwal’s flick was well cleared by Army men Yudddha in the very first minute of the match. Nepal time and again tried their best to score but they failed to score in the 4^th minute, 8^th minute and 10^th minute of the match.