Nepal U-20 footballers are fresh but prudently picked. Will they live up to the expectation?

On July 11, the football ground of Dasrath Stadium was occupied with faces that were new in the Nepali football fraternity. Many of them had entered the Dasharath Stadium , Nepal’s only international football venue, for the first time. But, they were more excited than nervous. They were jumping, diving and kicking the balls.

Those new faces were members of Nepal’s newly formed U-20 football team preparing for two international competitions—SAF U-20 Championship scheduled to be held from July 25 to August 5 and AFC U-20 Asia Cup Qualifiers to be held from September 10 to 18.