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2024-10-02

8th AFC Knowledge Sharing Programme gets underway

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) welcomed the latest batch of the AFC Knowledge Sharing Programme (KSP) today in the Malaysian capital city of Kuala Lumpur.

The two candidates, representing the Myanmar Football Federation (MFF) and the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA), will be assigned to the Confederation’s Referees Department where they will undergo a comprehensive learning experience from October 2 to 19, 2024.

Over the course of two weeks, the candidates will gain valuable insights into the day-to-day operations, latest curriculum, and various other aspects of the acclaimed AFC Referee Academy, which is dedicated to developing world-class match officials.

Built on the legacy of the AFC Internship Programme, the KSP is a capacity building initiative that has enabled representatives from the AFC’s MAs to hone their skills in order to become the future leaders of Asian football.

Over the last seven editions, the KSP has equipped participants from all five regions of the AFC with the necessary knowledge and tools for the overall enhancement of football administration on the Continent, further reiterating the AFC’s ambitions of maintaining its position as a model Confederation.

Upon completing the programme, the participants are expected to apply their newly acquired expertise within their respective organisations and recommend policies where appropriate, contributing to the continuous improvement of football governance in Asia.

The Knowledge Sharing Programme is open to all employees of the AFC’s MAs and RAs. Moreover, candidates from the AFC Academic Centre of Excellence who have graduated with “distinction” will also have the opportunity to be part of the programme.

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2024-09-29

Six ANFA Academy players die in Sisneri landslide

Six players from the academy run by ANFA in Shree Batsala Devi Higher Secondary Engineering School in Sisneri, Makwanpur, died after being caught up in a landslide on Saturday.

Bodies of the six players were found buried in the landslide after a joint-effort by locals and security agencies.

The players were being moved to a safer location after heavy rainfall when they were caught up by the landslide.

The players have been identified as Diwas Baniya, Priyans Acharya, Anupam Ghalan, Saiman Yonjan, Bikal Regmi and Aditya Balampakhi.

Their bodies have been flown to Kathmandu and kept at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Maharajgunj.

The remaining 30 players from the academy have also been flown in Nepal Army helicopters and brought to ANFA Complex in Satdoabto where they will be handed to their families.

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2024-09-27

Bahrain defeat Nepal in final Qualifiers game

Nepal lost 4-0 to Bahrain in their final match of the AFC U20 Asian Cup 2025 Qualifiers in Chinese Taipei on Friday.

Sami Bassam Awdi scored twice and Ali Ahmed Hasan and Khaled Alkhalaf scored for Bahrain in the win.

Nepal registered one victory but lost three matches in the competition.

Nepal had lost their opening match against Cambodia before defeating Chinese Taipei. Nepal then lost its both matches against Uzbekistan and Bahrain.

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2024-09-28

Nepal lose to India in SAFF U17 Championship semi-final

Nepal was defeated by India 4-2 in the semi-finals of the SAFF U17 Championship 2024 in Bhutan on Saturday.

After a goalless first half, Vishal Yadav scored twice to give India a two-goal lead. Subash Bam pulled one back for Nepal in the 81st minute, but India restored their advantage through Rishi Singh just four minutes later.

An own goal by Mohammed Kaif a minute before full time brought Nepal within one goal, but Hemneichung Lunkim's late goal in added time ultimately sealed Nepal's exit from the tournament.

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