In international football, Hong Kong is such a rival for Nepal, which the opportunity to face is rare. Nepal has played against this team only once and that too in 1988. The Asian Cup qualifying match in Kathmandu ended in a goalless draw.
After almost 37 years, Nepal is playing this Thursday against Hong Kong, this time on its own land. Now, Nepal is preparing to play Asia Cup qualifiers under the leadership of head coach Matt Ross, and before that, the match against Hong Kong will be an opportunity to check where the Nepali team is. Coach Matt and captain Kiran Limbu are both excited about this game.
In the pre-match conference held before the game, Ross said, 'We have watched Hong Kong closely. This is a strong team, but we have also studied it well.'' After this match, Nepal's focus will be on the qualifying match against Laos.
"After correcting the weakness that can be seen in the game against Hong Kong, we will face Laos," said Ross. Captain Limbu also said that the match against Hong Kong will be a good practice before facing Laos. He said, "We respect the Hong Kong team." The Nepali team also practiced at the Hong Kong stadium late on Wednesday.
Hong Kong also played a practice match against English Premier League club Manchester United last week and the team was defeated 3-1. In the FIFA ranking, Hong Kong is 22 places higher than Nepal. In this match, Nepali forward Anjan Bista can also make the record of most goals.
