Nepal-India competition: Presence of spectators, coaches aiming to win

KATHMANDU: SEPT. 1 – The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has stated that spectators will be present in the two friendly matches between Nepal and India. According to ANFA, spectators will be allowed to enter the stadium in the first match with strict coronavirus protocol.

In the first match on Thursday, the spectators said that they should have been vaccinated with both coronavirus vaccines or only those who tested negative for PCR should be admitted.

ANFA has stated that 5,100 spectators will be sanctioned for the first game. Five gates of the stadium will be used for spectator entry.

The six-year-old clash at Dasharath Stadium will start at 5:30 p.m. In the second match of the 2015 World Cup qualifiers, Nepal and India played a goalless draw.

Let’s play to win: Al Mutairi

Head coach of the Nepali national team Abdullah Al Mutairi said that the team’s goal was to win in two friendly matches against India. Nepal, which is preparing for the SAFF Championship to be held in the Maldives from October 1 to 16, is playing two friendly matches with India.

Kuwaiti coach of the Nepali national team Al Mutairi said that the brave Gorkhalis will enter the field with the goal of victory. He said, “We are brave Gorkhalis.” Our goal is to win. Not only with India, but we will also be on the field to win all the games. ‘However, he could not hide his fear of defeat. “It’s not a clean championship,” Mutairi said. So it doesn’t matter if we lose to India‚ even though we are on the field to win. ‘

Stating that India has a strong history, he said that the Nepali team must compete by looking at the future rather than history. He said that the team will be able to point out more mistakes from this game.

India’s coach Igor Stimac said that Nepal is a strong team and India is not weak. Stating that it will not be easy to play with Nepal, he said that he will enter the field against Nepal with full confidence and the team is ready for that.