How Nepal could lose a generation of footballers due to FIFA’s suspension

Players are missing international tournaments, domestic football has stalled, thousands of livelihoods are at risk, and years of political interference have left the country's football future hanging in the balance.

As football enthusiasts across Nepal immerse themselves in the excitement of the FIFA World Cup, the country’s own football community finds little to celebrate. Nepal has been plunged into an unprecedented crisis after FIFA imposed an indefinite suspension on the All Nepal Football Association, leaving the future of the nation's most popular sport hanging in the balance.