VP congratulates champion Nepali football team

Kathmandu / January 25: Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun on Monday congratulated the Nepali national football team players, officials and the National Sports Council for winning the Bangabandhu Gold Cup held in Bangladesh.

The Vice President sent separate letters to national team skipper Biraj Maharjan, head coach Bal Gopal Maharjan and NSC Member Secretary Keshav Kumar Bista and congratulated them on the success. He wished for more success in the days ahead. “I am extremely happy and proud of the success of the Nepali football team in winning the title by defeating Bahrain with a huge margin of 3-0 in the final of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup,” VP Pun said.

“I would like to extend humble congratulations and wishes to all the players, team’s coaches and affiliated officials in this hour of happiness for enhancing country’s pride and helping in keeping the Nepali people’s head high,” he further added. He commended the success terming it as an ‘unrivalled success’ which was attained in Nepali football arena after a span of 23 years. RSS