KATHMANDU, March 26: Nepal is playing against Bahrain today in its fourth match of the second phase under the FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup Qualifier. The game will be held at the National Stadium of Bahrain from 12:45 AM Nepal time tonight.
Nepal is under pressure to win today's match to keep the chances of qualifying for the world cup alive. Nepal will be out of playing World Cup and Asia Qualifier if it loses today's match.
Nepal had entered the second phase of the qualifier defeating Laos in its first-phase match. Similarly, it has not been able to win a single game under the second phase. It was defeated in all three second-phase matches.
Nepal proposes updating MoU on labour issue with Bahrain
In the first match held in the United Arab Emirates, Nepal lost to the UAE 0-4, to Yemen by 0-2 goals in the second match held on home ground, and to Bahrain by 0-5 in the third match.
Nepal is in group 'H' in the second phase. Similarly, Bahrain, Yemen, and the UAE are in the same group. Winning three games in three matches, the UAE is in the top position with nine points while Bahrain is in the second position with six points.
Likewise, Yemen is in third position with three points while Nepal is without a point, losing all three matches.
Kiran Chemjong, Bishal Sunar, and Abhishek Rai are goalkeepers in the Nepali team while Abhishekh Limbu, Ananta Tamang, Tshering Lama, Ajay Chaudhary, Shanis Shrestha, Saubhagya Rai and Sumit Shrestha are defenders.
Bharat Khawas, Bishal Basnet, Loken Limbu, Mani Kumar Lama, Manish Dangi, Rohan Karki, and Utsav Rai are playing in the mid-field while Anjan Bista, Dinesh Henjan, Samir Tamang, Sanjeev Bista, Hisub Thapaliya, and Gillespie Jung Karki are the forwards.
RSS