The home side exhibit an inspired performance to take second place in the standings on seven points.

The visitors stunned the home crowd with a late equaliser as Nepal missed several chances on either half.

Captain Sujal Shrestha leads by example with a brace. The home team take on Sri Lanka on Wednesday.

Karma Tsering Sherpa, president of the country's football governing body, points out time constraints as the cause.

Winning captain Chencho Gyeltshen urges Nepali supporters also to cheer on Bhutan who play hosts Nepal on Tuesday.

Matches will be played in a round-robin format without enough rest in between.

The construction of the parapet, toilets and changing rooms are yet to be completed.

Captain Chemjong says referee’s contentious decisions cost Nepal dear in the crucial tie.

Nepal, after axing four main players for disciplinary issues, will be playing Kuwait at a neutral venue on Tuesday.

Forward Bimal Gharti Magar, midfielders Anjan Bista and Santosh Tamang, and defender Dinesh Rajbanshi were dropped after they were found to have visited night clubs a day before they were set to fly to Bhutan.

The match will be played at Changlimithang Stadium in Thimpu as Dashrath Stadium was adjudged 'unfit' after it failed to meet international standards.

As the roof over the VIP parapet has not been built, there were fears that the stadium would not be ready in time to host the South Asian Games.

A brace from stand-in-skipper Tek Bahadur Budathoki sees Tribhuvan Army Club lift Hamro Purbanchal Gold Cup.

The final squad of 20 members includes three senior players.

The ANFA had proposed Bhutan as a neutral venue after Dashrath Stadium was adjudged 'unfit to hold the match after failing to meet international standards'.

Players and coaches attribute the national football team’s lacklustre progress to mismanagement, minimal investment and the lack of a domestic league.

Nepal’s home match against Kuwait shifted to a neutral venue.

With South Asian Games less than a month away, the defending champions in football are still waiting for match exposure.

Nepal are the South Asian Games’ defending football champions having won the final against hosts India at the 12th South Asian Games.

Ghale was an influential player of the team that won gold during the first South Asian Games in 1984.