16November, Kathmandu: An international friendly football match is being played between Nepal and Pakistan today.
The match will be held at Dasharath Stadium in Tripureshwar and will start at 5 pm. Along with the match against Pakistan; this will be Nepal’s 50th match at Dashrath Stadium. Pakistan has come to Nepal to play its first international match after being released from FIFA’s suspension.
Pravesh Katuwal, the head coach of the national football team, said that despite the short time, Nepal has made a good team and said that even though some players of the national team have migrated abroad, they have made a strong team from the players who are still in Nepal.
Nepal and Pakistan have competed in 16 matches so far. Nepal last played against Pakistan in 2018.
Similarly, the captain of the national team, Rohit Chand, expressed his belief that his team will win even though Pakistan is a tough opponent.
