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ANFA to pay Rs 15m in damages to Three Star

KATHMANDU, Sept 15: An executive committee meeting of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) on Thursday decided to pay compensation of Rs 15 million to the Three Star Club.
By Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 15: An executive committee meeting of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) on Thursday decided to pay compensation of Rs 15 million to the Three Star Club.


However the decision will have to be endorsed by the ANFA’s extraordinary congress scheduled for October 9.


The Three Star was deprived of playing the AFC Asian Club play-off matches due to the negligence of ANFA. Therefore, the Lalitpur-based club had demanded the Rs 60 million in damages. But later the two sides had settled on the amount of Rs 15 million.


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The meeting held at the ANFA Complex, Satdobato also decided to include a total of 16 teams in the upcoming A Division Football League. The league to be conducted in a home-and-away format will feature altogether 12 clubs from Kathmandu Valley and four from outside the valley. Earlier ANFA had said that the league would feature 12 clubs from Kathmandu Valley only.


The meeting also announced to reward the members of the Nepal U-15 football team including players, coaches, manager, and physiotherapist with Rs 25,000 each for securing second place in the recently held SAFF U-15 Championship in Kathmandu.


Participating clubs in A Division League


From Kathmandu Valley:

Three Star Club, Friends Club, Tribhuvan Army Club, Nepal Police Club, Armed Police Force, Manang Marsyangdi Club, Machhindra Club, Sankata Club, Himalayan Sherpa Club, Saraswoti Club, Brigade Boys Club and Jawalakhel Youth Club.


From outside the Kathmandu Valley: 

Jhapa XI Football Club, Morang Football Club, Jagadamba Lumbini and Far-Western Football Club

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