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Khukuri Cup second round from
Feb 26
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Feb 24 - The second phase of the
Khukuri Gold Cup begins from Wednesday with 30 teams that qualified from the preliminary
stage and 15 teams involving 12 ‘A’ division clubs and three departmental teams
fighting for the finals.
The matches will be played in three different
venues including Biratnagar, Pokhara and Nepalgunj. Among 45 teams, 15 teams each will
play at one centre. Top four teams of each centre will qualify for the finals scheduled to
be held at Dashrath Stadium from March 25. The Cup final will be held on April 5. The
winner of the Cup would get a cash prize of Rs 200,000 along with a coveted cup.
According to the organisers, Mahendra Police
Club (MPC), Friends Club, Boys Union, Kathmandu Club, Three Star Club and Jawalakhel Youth
Club (JYC) are pitted at the Biratnagar centre which also includes local Samrat Sporting
Club (Morang), Ilam, Lalbandi Sporting Club (Sarlahi), Unique Club (Bara), The Sprout
Group (Sindhupalchowk), Rara Youth Club (Dhankuta), Lumbini Sports (Rupandehi), Boudha
Football (Kathmandu) and Madhyapur Youth Club (Bhaktapur).
Tribhuvan Club, New Road Team (NRT), Boys Sports
Club and ANFA Academy are among the big clubs that will play at the Pokhara centre. Apart
from those clubs, Pokhara Club, Chyasal Youth Club, Sarashwati Youth Club (Rautahat),
United Palpali Club (Palpa), Narayangadh Club (Chitwan), Phidim Sporting Club
(Paanchthar), Mithila Club (Dhanusa), Tanahun, Sunsari, Siraha Youth
Club and Romeo Boys Club (Kavre) will compete at the Pokhara centre.
Likewise, from Nepalgunj big teams like Manang
Marshyangdi Club (MMC), Rani Pokhari Corner Team (RCT), Sankata Sports Club and Naxal
Youth Alliance (NYA) take on other clubs picked up from the district-level tournaments.
The other clubs are: Youth Club, Kailali, Youth Sports Club (Parsa), Nuwakot, FC Internet
(Makwanpur), United Club (Jhapa), Himalaya Club (Saptari), Model Club (Banke), Kanchan
Youth Club (Kanchanpur), Suryodaya Cultural Club (Mahottari) and Friendship Club
(Surkhet). |
