KATHMANDU, March 16: All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) on Sunday said only half the seats of the 18,000 capacity Dasharath Stadium will be made available for the second leg match of the FIFA World Cup2018 FIFA World Cup and 2019 AFC Asian Cup Preliminary Joint Qualification Round to be played on Tuesday.
Only 10,000 tickets will be made available for the match against India as renovation works are being carried out at the stadium, ANFA said on Sunday amidst a press conference. After going down 2-0 in its away match played at Guwahati, Assam, on Thursday Nepal is hosting India at the Dasharath Stadium in the second leg.
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ANFA General Secretary Dhirendra Pradhan said 8,000 tickets for open parapet and 2,000 tickets for covered parapet will be made available to spectators. The ticket price has been fixed at Rs 700 for open and Rs 1,500 for closed parapet.
The 2-0 defeat in the away match leaves Nepal with slim chance of qualifying into the next round since it needs at least three-goal margin win in the second leg for qualification into next round.
