The two-week long tournament to be held under knockout format carries the highest cash prize in women´s football with total amounting to Rs 675,000. [break]
The winner and the runner up will be awarded cash prizes worth Rs 300,000 and Rs 150,000 respectively while two semifinalists will bag a purse of Rs 50,000 each. Similarly, the best players in four different positions -- goalkeeper, defender, midfielder and forward -- will be awarded Rs 25,000 each and the best coach will also be awarded with same amount of cash prize. The best player of the tournament will be awarded a scooter.
Besides this, Ncell will provide a mobile set to each member of the winning team and a SIM card to each player. Altogether 27 teams including three departmental teams -- Nepal Army Club, Nepal Police Club and APF and 24 district teams are competing in the event. This is the first time that army, which has established itself as strong team in the men´s event, is competing in women´s category.
This is the first time that Ncell, a telecom company, has sponsored a football tournament. The tournament will be held at two different venues in Chandranigahapur of Rautahat and Simara of Bara district. The closing match will be held in Simara. Meanwhile, Ncell has geared up the publicity of the tournaments by putting up hoarding boards. Participating teams have started arriving in Rautahat.
"We have finished the preparations and teams have started arriving," Rautahat District Football Association President Nepal Karki said. "The locals are supportive of the event and see the successful hosting of tournament as a matter of prestige for the district," Karki said. "We will give special consideration to the hospitality of visiting teams and publicity of the event," said Karki.
Meanwhile, ANFA President Ganesh Thapa expressed satisfaction toward the preparation and event management. "The management of the event is far better than the last edition and I am happy with the publicity."
Meanwhile, ANFA will also conduct a preliminary selection of players for the national team for participation in the women´s SAFF Championship in Sri Lanka in September.
Rautahat takes Nawalparasi today
Home team Rautahat will take on Nawalparasi during the curtain raiser of Ncell Women´s National Football Championship on Saturday. The home team hopes to make a memorable start winning the opening match. The visitor will also be looking to start with a win as it wants to avoid crashing out of the tournament playing the very first match. Armed Police Force (APF) has lifted every title of the tournament since 10th edition.
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