KATHMANDU: An international friendly football match between Nepal and Pakistan is being held today at Dasharath Stadium in Tripureshwar. The match to be organised under the auspices of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) will start at 5:00 pm.
Visiting team Pakistan has arrived Nepal to play its first international match after being released from FIFA’s suspension.
Head coach of the national football team Pravesh Katuwal said a good team has been prepared despite a short time and will look for a win in the match today.
Nepal and Pakistan have competed in 16 matches so far. Nepal last played against Pakistan in 2018. Nepal was defeated 1-2 in the match held in Dhaka, Bangladesh under the SAFF Championship.
Similarly, captain of the national team, Rohit Chand, expressed his belief that his team will win against Pakistan, which is a tough opponent.
Pakistani captain Hasan Basir said that he was positive for the match against Nepal and said that his team will perform well.
This will be Nepal’s 50th match to be played at the Dasharath Stadium.
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