Youth footballers rewarded with Rs 200,000 each

KATHMANDU: The All Nepal Football Association’s Extraordinary Congress on Monday approved the decision of honouring Nepali U-18 national football team members with Rs 200,000 each for winning the SAFF U-18 Championship held in Bhutan last month.

The ANFA executive meeting held on Sunday had taken the decision.

Nepal lost the opening match against hosts Bhutan before bouncing back to beat the Maldives, Bangladesh and India in the tournament played under round robin format.