Nepal hosting four-nation women’s football tournament in February

KATHMANDU: Nepal is hosting a four-nation women’s football tournament in Kathmandu on February 17-26.

According to the All Nepal Football Association, women teams of Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon and Myanmar along with hosts Nepal are participating in the tournament.

Of the participating teams, Myanmar (55th) is above Nepal (103rd) in the FIFA ranking, while Kyrgyzstan (128th) and Lebanon (134th) are below Nepal.

Nepal defeated Lebanon 2-1 in the 2024 WAFF Women’s Championship. Similarly, Nepal has met Myanmar four times, drawing one and losing three matches. Similarly, Nepal thrashed Kyrgyzstan 8-2 in Najda Cup in 2019.

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟕-𝟐𝟔, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
International women’s football is coming to Nepal!

Four teams—Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Myanmar, and Nepal—play in the 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. pic.twitter.com/NYDukHtMTr

— All Nepal Football Association (@theanfaofficial) January 1, 2025