The club has also stated that according to AFC standards, the home ground must be legal for at least 10 years.
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The nine clubs of Shaheed Smarak League 'A' Division held a press conference on Saturday and said that the next tournament will require a series of improvements, from the structure of the league to management. That is the most important demand of the club, an independent committee for the operation of the league.
That too with full authority in coordination with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Not only has there been no upper division league for two and a half years, these clubs have come to the media amid uncertainty that it will not happen this year either. The clubs claim that in most countries, the league is run by an independent committee. If such a committee is formed in Nepal as well, it will be responsible for conducting the competition in a regular and orderly manner, from fully implementing the rules and laws of the game to preventing match-fixing and unfair financial practices.
All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) former president Karmachiring Sherpa led the clubs to come forward. A day before ANFA convened a meeting to discuss the league, these clubs publicly put forward their views. The topic of the
meeting is to discuss the league based on 'home and away'. It is the club's demand, on this basis, a clear idea is needed about how to league. The club has also stated that according to AFC standards, the home ground must be legal for at least 10 years.
Similarly, it is also said that 'team logistics' and game operation expenses should be provided during the league. The club has demanded to discourage match-fixing and betting and said that an independent official body should be formed for that as per prevailing laws. In the
press conference, representatives of Himalayan Sherpa, NRT, Friends, Sri Bhagwati, Church Boys, Manang Marsyangdi, Satdobato Youth, Sankata and Machindra were present. Since the leadership of ANFA President Pankajvikram Nemwang, there has been only one 'A' division league so far and it has weakened the domestic football structure.
