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Kyrgyzstan face Afghanistan in opener
Post Report
KATHMANDU, March 13 : Kyrgyzstan will meet Afghanistan in the
curtain raiser of the Asia Cup Pre-qualifying round slated to be held at the Dashrath
Stadium from March 16.
The hosts Nepal will face off Afghanistan on
18th March while its second match in the tournament is scheduled for March 20 against
Kyrgyzstan. The winning team of the tournament will advance to the qualifying round
featuring Kuwait and South Korea. The Asia Cup finals will be held in 2004 in China.
Speaking at a press conference, the All Nepal
Football Association (ANFA) president Ganesh Thapa said that the Pre-qualifying round
would be organised in a grand manner. "ANFA will try its best to make the tournament
a grand success. It has been long time since our football teams played in an international
match on home soil," said Thapa.
Asian Football Confederation (AFC), provider
of technical assistance, directs the tournament while ANFA are the organisers. The
expected budget of the tournament would reach two million rupees. The organisers ANFA have
increased the charge of tickets for the tournament. Surya Nepal Private Limited is the
main sponsor while Gorkha Brewery, Mount Everest Brewery, Dabur Nepal and Morang Auto
Works are the co-sponsors.
He also informed that the matches under
Olympic qualifying round between Palestine and Nepal would be held at the Dashrath Stadium
on April 12 and 14.
Likewise, the association also informed that
it would organise the halted Sahid Smarak National League in mid-May this year. Khukuri
Cup finals, scheduled for the beginning of April earlier, will start only at the last week
of April due to its coincidence with 9th South Asian Federation (SAF) Games. Both the
National League and Khukuri Cup finals will be held at the Dashrath Stadium.
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