U-16 National Football Team Leaves For Belgium

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The U-16 national football team on Wednesday (August 6, 2014) left for Belgium for training as Nepal gears up for the AFC U-16 Championship scheduled to begin in Thailand on August 20.

Nepal will also play a friendly match with Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht’s U-16 side during its week-long stay in Belgium. After Belgium, the team is scheduled to tour Qatar for further training and friendlies.

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As preparation for the championship, the Nepal team has already visited South Korea for friendly matches with the Korean U-16 National Team, among other clubs.

Nepal has been categorized in Group C of the championship along with Uzbekistan, DPR Korea and Kuwait.  A total of 16 teams will be competing for the title.

The top four teams of the AFC U-16 Championship will qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, to be held in Chile next year, according to ANFA.

Nepal qualified for the AFC U-16 Championship as the winner of Group ‘C’ in the AFC U-16 Qualifiers 2013 held at Dasarath Stadium in Kathmandu. Nepal defeated Bahrain 2-0, Turkmenistan 4-0 and played a 2-2 draw against Iraq.

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