Lumbini Lions begin NPL Season 2 with a win

The Lions, who finished last in the inaugural season with only a win in seven matches, roar to life at the start of the second season.

Lumbini Lions, led by Nepal’s national team skipper Rohit Kumar Paudel, started as the last team to play in the NPL on Thursday, similar to their first campaign. However, the team, who finished at the bottom of the table last season, began their second season with a win. The Lions had only managed one win in the inaugural season—that too against Chitwan Rhinos in their fifth match—but this time they began their campaign with a win in the first game. And it was again the same opponent they had defeated last season.