10 players withdraw from Aaha Gold Cup tournament

KATHMANDU, Jan 23: Ten players from Nepal Army Club and Friends Club have returned to Kathmandu without playing a single match in the Aaha RaRa Gold Cup Tournament in Pokhara following their selection among the 42 probable players for national team, on Wednesday.



The six players of Friends Club and four of Nepal Army Club  returned to the capital as they were called to attend the closed training camp for national players.[break]



Sagar Thapa, Deepak Bhusal, Nirajan Khadka, Jagjeet Shrestha, Prakash Budhathoki and Santosh Tamang from Friends Club and Raju Tamang, Bharat Khawas and Nawayug Shrestha from Nepal Army Club the players who quit the tournament.



The prestigious football tournament is set to kick off today in Pokhara  where Nepal Army Club is facing Friends Club in the opener.



On Tuesday, the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) had named 42 players in the initial phase of selection for the Group D qualifiers of AFC Challenge Cup to be held in Kathmandu from March 2-6.

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