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One step closer to 2011 SAFF Championship semi-finals

A dying moment goal from skipper Sagar Thapa steered Nepal to 1-0 win over Bangladesh on Sunday to strengthen Nepal’s hope of making it to the semifinal of the SAFF Championship being held in New Delhi, India.

Defender Thapa made a superb freekick from long range (near from center line) to score his career’s first international goal to stun Bangladesh a few seconds ahead of the final whistle at the JLN Stadium. Nepal was awarded with the freekick after Mamun Miyah fouled defender Rabin Shrestha.
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Nepal qualifies for ICC U19 World Cup 2012

On a day when rains affected all but one game, plenty of action was witnessed as the jostling for the final six spots to qualify for the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup to be held next year in Australia heated up.
With this win, Nepal has qualified for the U-19 Cricket World Cup 2012. Nepal had failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup after losing to Afghanistan in the semifinals of the ACC Elite Cup 2009.
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Sweet victory for Nepal at ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifiers

Nepal has taken a sweet revenge against Namibia with 8 runs victory in the ICC U-19 World Cup Qualifiers on Friday. Nepal had lost a practice match against Namibia by 17 runs ahead of the tournament.
In the match played at Drummond Cricket Club, Northern Ireland, Nepal won the toss and scored 217 runs losing all wickets in 49.4 overs. Nepal restricted Namibia in 209 runs for nine wickets in 50 overs. This is the second best score of Nepal in the ongoing tournament. Nepal had earlier scored 250 runs against Vanuatu.
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ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2011 Standings

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Nepal defeat Vanuatu in ICC U19 World Cup Qualifiers

Nepal defeated Vanuatu by 159 runs in the ICC Under 19 World Cup Qualifiers here at YMCA Cricket Club, Dublin today (08/01/2011).

Nepal managed to make a good total of 250 runs loosing all the wickets in the third ball of the last over.

Chasing the target, Vanuatu made a good start. But the wickets couldn’t continue on hold and C Blake went for a duck in his 19th ball in the 8th over. Five batsman went without managing to make even a single.

Man of the match Krishna Karki took 3 wickets with a good figure of 10-1-23-3, while Rahul Vishawakarma took 4 wickets to make his tally reach 10. Bhuwan Karki grabbed 2 wickets while Prithu Baskota managed to take one for Nepal to resist Vanuatu to the lowest total of 91 runs in the 32nd over.

Nepal will play against Canada on Wednesday (08/03/2011).

Nepal defeat Kenya in ICC U19 World Cup Qualifiers

Nepal defeated Kenya by six wickets to register their second win in the ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifiers at the Railway Union Cricket Club grounds in Sandymount, Dublin today.

Man of the match – Karn was thrilled to have played a part in the win: “Unlike in the subcontinent, the pitches here offer some assistance. It swung a bit and seamed off the surface for me. We wanted to get them for as low a target as possible. It was a tricky chase but the captain got us through”.

Nepal will play against Vanuata on Monday, with an eye to make a third win. So far, Nepal has won two games against Afghanistan and Kenya while losing two against Namibia and Scotland.

Rohit Chand – is EPL next for him?

Arsenal and Tottenham have their eyes on the young Nepalese defender Rohit Chand. These Premier League teams sent their scouts to Jordan to watch the defender in action when Nepal faced Jordan in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.

Listen to Nepalese national team coach Graham Roberts talk about the team and Rohit Chand:

According to Roberts “Rohit is by far the best center-half I have ever coached. He is an extreme talent who will play at the highest level.”

Chand, a former player of Machhindra FC in Nepal, has been winning coach Roberts’ praises since the latter took charge of the Nepali national team. “I have a world class defense line-up with a talent like Rohit Chand,” Roberts often says about the best defender of the Martyrs Memorial League last year.

Chand plays for Indian First Division side Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) SC at present. He is a product of ANFA Academy and has played for Nepal in U-17 and U-19 age group tournaments. Chand has won 12 caps for the national team since his debut on March 23, 2009 against Palestine in the AFC Challenge Cup.

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Nepal climbs up in FIFA rankings

Nepal has climbed 12 spots in the latest FIFA rankings released on Wednesday. With the new release, Nepal, ranked 136 in the world, leads the South Asian region followed by Bangladesh at 147. India is now ranked third in South Asia after it slipped six places to 153 in the world rankings. The rankings are released every month by football’s world governing body FIFA.

Nepal and Bangladesh are the only two countries to improve in the FIFA rankings among eight in the South Asian region. All other countries have fallen back except Bhutan, which remains unchanged at the bottom, ranked 201.

Nepal’s new ranking is the second best in its history. The highest ranking Nepal had ever achieved was from December 1993 to February 1994 when the national team was placed at 124. The lowest ranking was in February 2008 when Nepal slumped to 188.

Nepal ranks 20 among the 46-member nations of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). In the last release, Nepal was ranked 28 in Asia. Japan slipped two points to 16 in the world ranking but remains unmoved at the top of the AFC rankings.

Nepal’s new ranking is based on three international matches played recently within a month. Although Nepal lost against Jordan with a huge margin, it was able to defeat East Timor 2-1 and 5-0 in two legs of the first round of 2014 World Cup Asian zone qualifying matches.

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Nepal qualifies for the AFC Challenge Cup finals

Nepal held Sri Lanka goal-less to qualify for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup finals behind DPR Korea on Monday. DPR Korea downed Afghanistan 2-0 to top the group with nine points while Nepal, who had three points going into the final game, finished with four.

Nepal dominated the proceedings but their attacks were thwarted by a spirited Sri Lankan defence. Nepal coach Graham Roberts, however, said that his side didn’t play for a draw. “We didn’t play the match for a draw. We wanted to win the match by a clear margin. We were playing an attacking game and had to change to defensive formation in the last 20 minutes,” he told reporters. “It was a hectic schedule and the boys are tired but I am happy the way my players played in these matches.”

DPR Korea and Nepal joined Palestine, Philippines, India, Turkmenistan, Maldives and Tajikistan in the eight-team finals.