Both teams have been selected for the league from the group stage of the ongoing ANFA President's League in Hetauda.
What you should know
Bara's Nava Jagriti Youth Club and Surkhet's Kankrebihar Youth Club have been selected for the national league. Both teams were selected for the league from the group stage of the ANFA President's League ongoing in Hetauda.
Both teams have entered the semi-finals with equal 10 points each in the league. In the last match of the group stage on Friday, Nav Jagriti defeated Tanahun's Harans Club by a wide margin of 7-2. Sujan Dangol scored a hat-trick for Jagriti. He completed his hat-trick by scoring in the 51st, 56th and 60th minutes. For Jagriti, Avinash Syangtan scored in the 51st and Kripakant Mahato Tharu scored in the 92nd minute, while one goal was a suicide gift. Harans' Vijay Dong scored one goal each in the 40th minute and Samuel Sunar in the 62nd minute. Dangol, who scored a hat-trick for Jagriti, was declared the Player of the Match.
Similarly, in the second match, Kankrebihar defeated Udaypur's Gaighat Football Club by 5-3 goals. Anish Gharti Chhetri scored a hat-trick for Kankrebihar. He scored in the 69th, 89th and 91st minutes of the match. Similarly, Anish Chapagain scored in the 17th minute and Ganesh Pulami scored in the 53rd minute. Pawin Rai scored in the 29th minute and 81st minute for Gaighat, and Divas Shrestha scored in the 14th minute. Ganesh of Gaighat was declared the Player of the Match.
Earlier, Kaski's Laligurans Association and Kathmandu's Chitlang FC have qualified for the national league by reaching the last four from Group 'A' in the ANFA President League.
The semi-final match of the league will be held on Kartik 30 and the final will be held on Mangsir 2 . The winning team of the competition will receive Rs 1 million along with a shield, medal and certificate, while the runner-up will receive Rs 500,000 .
