Upendra Man Singh

Upendra Man Singh was the formal Nepali Football captain and formal star of the nation. He was the star goalkeeper of the nation who saved a crucial shot against India to win gold medal in the 1993 SAF Games. He was the first player to win Yaris Car in 2062 BS for being the best player of the tournament. He was the also the founder and coach of Madhapur Youth Association. Here is the profile of Singh.

Profile of Upendra Man Singh

Name: Upendra Man Singh
Nickname: Kale
Date of Birth: 1973/07/19 (2030/04/12)
Marriage: 2003
Played for: Annapurna, Ranipokhari Corner Team (RCT), Friends Club, New Road Team (NRT), Three Star Club, Singha Tamrong( Thailand), Salgaocars (Goa), Dempo (Goa), Rahmad-gunj (Bangladesh), Brothers’ Union (Bangladesh), MMC
Coached for: Himalayan Sherpa Club, Madhyapur Youth Association, Goalkeeping Coach of Nepali Football National Team
Position: Goalkeeper

Nabin Neupane slapped one year ban

2014-02-12

Nabin Neupane MMC being sentiment after this ban

Formal national player and midfielder of Manang Marshyangdi Club (MMC), Nabin Neupane has been suspended for one year by the  All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) on Wednesday. Neupane boasts a brilliant track record of not seeing a red card in his 17 year long national football career but received red card on Saturday clash against Three Star Club. The experience Neupane had pushed referee Sudish Panday, protesting his decision to award free kick to Santosh Shahukhala during MMC’s clash against defending champion Three Star Club on February 8. The disciplinary committee of the ANFA imposed him a one year ban from playing any tournaments organized or sanctioned by ANFA. ANFA has already sent an official letter to MMC regarding one year slap.

MMC took 4 points lead

2014-02-13
League leader Manang Marshyangdi Club (MMC) took four points lead with the hard win against Armed Police Force (APF), MMC beat APF by 3-2 goals in the very completive match played at Dasarath Stadium in Super Six match of A Division League 2070. Yona Elias and Deepak Rai scored for MMC in the 8th & 61st minute and 18th minute while Rajendra Rawal cut the deficit for APF in 36th minute and another goal was an own goal from MMC in the 84th minute of the match. The first good move came from APF in the 4th minute when Rajendra Rawal’s good header went little wide from the post, Top Bahadur Bista of APF failed to get Nabin Lama’s free kick in the 5th minute of the match.

Ten men Machhindra beat Three Star Club

2014-02-12
In the controversial match between Three Star Club (TSC) and Machhindra FC (MFC) played on today, Three Star Club beaten by ten men Machhindra Club by 2-1. Machhindra dominated the show and piled Three Star from the beginning. The first attempt came from Machhindra in the very first minute when Nico’s long ranger shot went wide from the target. In the 2nd minute Three Star’s Jagjeet Shrestha took corner kick but his corner was too wide from the target. Custodian Dinesh Thapa denied Shrestha in the 9th minute. Prakash Budahthoki gave a lead in the 11th minute when he utilized Sandip Rai’s pass in counter move to make 1-0 up.

Nepal Police Club beat Sankata in Super Six League

2014-02-11
Nepal Police Club (NPC) beat CMG Sankata Club by 2 goals in the first match of super six league played today at Dasarth Stadium.  Jumanu Rai and Bharat Shah scored a piece of goal for cops in 64th minute and 90+5 minute respectively. NPC dominated the show and piled up consistent pressure on Sankata but had to wait second half to achieve the target. Both sides ended a goalless draw in the first league.

Super Six begins from today

2014-02-11
After the completion of first league, super six league is going to start from today.  13 A Division clubs had participated in the first league which started from December 3 2013 and ended in February 8 2014. From the first league 2 clubs was relegated namely, Ranipokhari Corner Team (RCT) and Boys Union Club. Manang Marshyagdi Club tops the table with 26 points from twelve matches followed by Three Star Club, Nepal Police Club, Sankata Club, Machhindra Club and Armed Police Force with 24 points, 22 points, 22 points, 19 points and 18 points respectively. Top six teams are eligible to participate in super six league.

Three Star beat MMC to close gap

2014-02-8
In the first match Friends Club (FC) beat relegated team Boys Union Club (BUC) by 4-1 goals. Martins, Deepak Gurung, Victor and Sushil Lama scored a piece of goal for winning team in 18th minute, 64th minute, 75th minute and 79th minute respectively. Young star forward Ashim Jung Karki cut the deficit for BUC in the 80th minute. Both teams started the slow match and the first good attempt came in the 13th minute when Ashim Jung Karki kicked the ball but his shot went inch above the bar. In the 18th minute Friends Club took a lead through African recruit Martins to utilize Ritesh Malla’s pass. After this goal BUC looked recharged to level the score. In the 23rd minute BUC regular goalie Raju Yogi enter the field as a forward. In the 25th minute Ashim Jung Karki beat Raju but Friends goalie Ajit Prajapati disturbed him. Karki’s superb free kick in the 30th minute was well saved by goalie Ajit Prajapati. BUC dominated the match to level the score but failed to do so. In the second half Susan Lama missed a golden chance to make the tally doubled in the 50th minute. BUC also squandered the golden chance in the 53rd minute when goalie Ajit Prajapati denied their chance. In the 64th minute Deepak Gurung scored for Friends to make 2-0 up, Victor scored in the 75th minute to punish BUC goalie Pratim to make 3- 0 up. In the 79th minute Sushil Lama scored fourth goal for his team to make 4-0 up. In the 80th minute Ashim Jung Karki scored a consolation goal for BUC to make 4-1. With this win Friends club climbed to the 8th position with 15 points from twelve matches but they failed to qualify for super six league while BUC is in the bottom of the table with 4 points.

Police moved to second spot, Machhindra in super six

2014-02-7
In the today’s clash between two departmental teams Nepal Police Club (NPC) and Armed Police Force (APF) latter was beaten by 2 goals. Bholanath Silwal and Jumanu Rai scored a piece of goal for cops in the 43rd minute and 76th minute respectively. It was the cops who started the match in the good note and in the 3rd minute Nir Kumar Rai easily beat APF defense but he failed to direct the ball in to the post. Bholanath Silwal’s free kick was easily saved by goalie Amrit Chaudhory in the 5th minute of the match. Goalie Chaudhory again denied Bholanath Silwal’s long ranger shot in the 21st minute. The first rare attack came from APF in the 25th minute when Ranjan Bista’s long range shot was superbly saved by goalie Ritesh Thapa. In the 26th minute Ganesh Khadka’s ambitious long ranger shot was well saved by goalie Amrit. Finally in the 41st minute Sachindra Dhimal of APF handled the ball and cops got spot kick and Bholanath Silwal easily converted the spot kick in the 43rd minute to make 1-0 up with this goal Silwal make his goal tally to 7 along with Karna Limbu of Machhindra Club.  In the second half APF looked recharged and in the 49th minute Nabin Lama’s shot was hardly punched by goalie Ritesh Thapa. In the 64th minute Jumanu Rai replaced Ramesh Katuwal to play more attacking football. In the 76th minute Jumanu Rai doubled the tally through header to make 2-0 up. In the 87th minute APF veteran forward Ganesh Lawati’s superb strike from the D Box was again hardly saved by goalie Ritesh Thapa. With this important win NPC moved to the second place with 22 points from twelve matches, meanwhile APF is in 6th place with 18 points from equal matches.

Saraswoti and Sherpa out from super six, Sankata is in second place

2014-02-6

After a day gap A Division League 2070 BS resumes today and in the first match Saraswoti Youth Club (SYC) and Himalayan Sherpa Club (HSC) played a goalless draw. Both teams started the match in slow pace and the first action came in the 14th minute when SYC player Dipesh Shrestha kick the ball from outside the box and his shot went inch above the bar. Shrestha gave a good pass to Pius but mountaineers defender kick out to make corner kick in the 15th minute. HSC’s first good attempt came in the 20th minute Skipper Man Bahadur’s free kick was smartly punched by goalie Ashok Baral. In the 27th minute Goddess got the good chance to open the score but this time free kick expert Pius Henry failed to give a lead for his team his free kick was well headed by HSC defender Sissokko. In the 38th minute SYC skipper Raj Kumar Ghising took a superb free kick but his kick went above the bar. In the second half Pius’s free kick was well saved by goalie Kishor Giri in the 50th minute. In the 53rd minute sad news for SYC players as their first choice goalie Ashok Baral rushed to the hospital and Lucky Karki replaced him in the 56th minute. In the remaining minute both failed to crack the dead lock of the each other and ended a goalless draw. With this draw both teams failed to qualify for super six league. HSC is in 7th place with 16 points from twelve matches and SYC is in 8th place with 15 points from equal matches.

MMC took 5 points lead, Three Star receive Jolt in title run

2014-02-4

Manang Marshyagdi Club (MMC) thrashed Friends Club (FC) by 4 goals; Anil Gurung was the man who scored the third hat-trick goal in the league after Sankata’s Olawale and Police’s Bholanath Silwal for team, Rupesh KC was the first goal scorer for MMC in the early minute of 2 when Deepak Rai gave him the perfect pass and KC gave superb finish to make 1-0. MMC played very attacking match and they dominated their opponents from the beginning. After the goal MMC played one after another attack and in the 6th minute Deepak Rai’s superb header was cleared by Santosh Tamang from goal line. Rai’s brilliant strike from the D Box was beautifully saved by goalie Kiran Tuladhar in the 7th minute. Anil Gurung doubled their tally through header in the 17th minute when he utilized Prabin Sainju’s pass to make 2-0 up. MMC African recruit Yona Elias was not playing good football today so he was replaced by another African recruit Youseff in the 35th minute. Anil Gurung scored another goal through spot kick in the 45+1 minute to make 3-0 up. MMC played attacking football in the second half too and in the 67th minute Anil Gurung scored again scored through spot kick to complete his hat-trick. Friends Club was totally poor and their debut goalie Kiran Tuladhar was so nervous in this match and MMC was smart enough to utilize his nervousness and win the vital match. With this win MMC is in the top of the table with 26 points from eleven matches meanwhile, Friends Club is in 11th place with 12 points from same matches.