Kathmandu, June 14: Nepal and Yemen have shared a point each by playing goalless draw in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers, 2019 at Halchowk-based Armed Police Force stadium in the Capital on Tuesday. The qualifiers will be held in United Arab Emirates.
With this, Nepal, which is fallen under group ‘F’, is placed with one point in third position in the tournament. Earlier, Nepal had suffered a defeat 4-1 by Philippines in the competition held in Philippines two months ago.
Likewise, Yemen has topped the group with four points while Philippines has secured second place with three points. Tajikistan is yet to garner a point.
Meanwhile, although the match ended draw, Nepal’s lead coach Gyotoku Koji lauded and termed performance of Nepali players ‘excellent’. Nepal’s goalkeeper Kiran Chemjong was announced man of the match. RSS












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