Kathmandu, October 23

The 15th General Assembly of the All Nepal Football Association is set to elect new leadership in the football governing body here today.

The much-awaited General Assembly, which is being held after three years, is being held to elect new president and one vice-president for the remaining term of one year.

The president’s post is vacant since November last year after FIFA Ethics Committee banned Ganesh Thapa for 10 years for his involvement in corruption and other charges related to disciplines, while the vice-president’s post is vacant following the death of the then acting president Lalit Krishna Shrestha in March last year.

Narendra Lal Shrestha, who was nominated as the vice-president following the death of Lalit Krishna Shrestha, has been at the helm of ANFA for the last 10 months.

The former president of the Laxmi Hyundai Manang Marshyangdi Club Ghale withdrew from the race of presidential elections making it a two-way battle between Narendra Lal Shrestha and Karma Tshiring Sherpa.

ANFA CEO Indra Man Tuladhar said the executive committee unanimously endorsed the three proposals to be presented before the General Assembly. “We discussed about the reports of General Secretary and Treasurer and also decided to propose Tashi Ghale as the Honorary President,” said Tuladhar.

Acting President Shrestha said the executive committee decided to propose Ghale’s name for the post of Honorary President as an honour. “We have a provision of Honorary President in the statute and we decided Ghale’s name as he has made a lot of contribution in Nepali football,” said Shrestha. Vice-president Sherpa said his group backed the proposal. “We were okay with the proposal as Ghale is an individual who has done a lot in Nepali football,” said Sherpa.