Nepal's domestic football is returning after a gap of almost three years. Amidst the uncertainty over whether the Martyrs' Memorial League 'A' Division will be held, the national league is currently being held. There will be two matches on the first day of the competition on Wednesday. The competition will be between Kantre Bihar and Friends and Shree Bhagwati and Church Boys.

Returning to the football field, which has fallen to zero, will bring joy and excitement to many. But what is still not decided is where and when the competition will end. 

The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) election has added to the confusion. The biggest question is whether there will be an election or not, that is not decided. If not, it is in its place, and if it is, whether the newly elected leadership will continue this competition or not, that is also not decided. Machhindra Club coach Pravesh Katuwal believes that perhaps competition will bring the winner. That means, the competition will end. 

A total of 17 teams are participating in the competition. Apart from the four teams that will compete on the first day, the other teams are Machhindra, APF, Satdobato, Laligurans, Chitlang, Army, Planning Boys, Police, Manang Marsyangdi, Nawajanajagruti, NRT, Jawalakhel and Sankata. In this way, there will be a total of 136 matches. Of these, the dates and venues of 64 matches have been fixed. Where and when the remaining matches will be held have not been revealed. 

‘Our demand is for an A division. But now the national league is about to start. At least football is back. ANFA will probably bring other programs. But the current league will keep at least 300 players busy. Domestic football is about to start after a long time, so this is also a big issue,’ said Machhindra captain Vishal Shrestha. He will probably be the most senior player in this tournament. 

The questions are, which team is like what? Which team is strong, which team is weak? Who can win the title? It is very difficult to get an answer to this. Since the league is going to be held after a gap of three years, no one has been able to claim that our team is like this. Many of the teams participating in the pre-match conference held on Tuesday admitted that the team is not well prepared, we did not get the time. Those who claimed good preparation also said that the training lasted about a week. 

In this case, perhaps some of the strongest teams will be departmental, because they have practiced regularly. Be it Chetan Ghimire of Police or Rajendra Tamang of APF or Assistant Coach Jitendra Karki of Army. Everyone believes that at least these departmental teams practice regularly, so this may be the deciding factor. But they also have one concern in common. This is that most of the team's players have fled abroad, so it is difficult to find players to replace them. 

Perhaps the champions Laligurans, who played in the ANFA President's Cup, and the winners Chitlang, Kantre Bihar and Nawajanajagruti will also be strong, because they have been playing together for a long time because of that competition. And what will be the performance of traditional forces such as Machhindra, NRT, Sankata and Manang Marsyangdi? That is also difficult to say exactly. The reason for this is, one is the lack of practice time, and the other is that the coach does not know what kind of players they are. 

The fitness of the players can be a big problem. For this reason, the problem of players getting injured can also be the same. And some teams have not been able to fully prepare their teams. It is also not clear what kind of foreign players they are. As the competition progresses, some teams are planning to bring in more players. Some major teams will be completely dependent on new and young players. Like Manang Marsyangdi.