ANFA honors football players; Raju Tamang announced best footballer

Kathmandu / May 31: All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) honoured Nepal’s national football team midfielder Raju Tamang as the Best Footballer of the Year for 2072 BS.

With this honour, Tamang received cash prize worth Rs. 2.5 million amidst a function organized in the Capital today. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli handed the cheque to the player.

Tribhuvan Army Club (TAC) footballer Tamang made his debut for the national team in 2005 with the match against Bangladesh and has won 44 international caps. Before plying trades with TAC, Tamang also played for Three Star Club and Friends Clun in domestic football.

At the same event, ANFA also felicitated each member of the winning teams of the South Asian Games and Bangabandhu Gold Cup held in India and Bangladesh respectively Rs 1 million.

Members of the women’s national football team who finished runner-up to eventual winner India in the South Asian Games held in Guwahati of India were honoured with Rs 100,000 each.

In previous years, ANFA had provided apartments to Best Footballers Rakesh Shrestha, Sagar Thapa and Ritesh Thapa. Former goalkeeper and striker Upendra Man Singh and Hari Khadka were also awarded with a car each.