KATHMANDU: The Nepal men's national football team members will receive Rs400,000 each as reward for their recent success at the Three Nations Cup, the government announced on Friday.

Nepal defeated Bangladesh 2-1 on Monday in the final to clinch the Three Nations Cup. A meeting of the Council of Ministers took the decision to this effect. The win also ended Nepal's 37-year long wait for an international trophy at home soil. 

Nepal men's football team had won their first trophy at the Dasharath Stadium in 1984 when they had beaten the same opponents 4-2 in the first edition of the South Asian Federation (SAF) Games, now known as South Asian Games (SAG). This was also Nepal's fifth international trophy. 

Nepal's football governing body All Nepal Football Association has already announced to honour the players with Rs100,000 each. Champions Nepal also won a cash prize of $5,000 for winning the tournament. (SB)