16 May, Tokyo (Japan):

A Nepali Sport Organization in Japan, which recently provided exposure for the Nepalese children of 12 age group to play in the international junior football competition in Japan, is to provide sports materials for the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA).

The Japan Children Football Support Committee would provide sports materials to ANFA from the money- 217,431 Japenese Yen it saved from fund raised for accommodation of Nepalese children footballers who took part in the International Children’s Football Competition held in Japan a month ago, according to the Committee’s Coordinator Sarad Kumar Gauchan.

Nepal stood third in the competition where a total of 22 teams from Japan and 28 from other countries, including Nepal, Mexico, Australia, the UK, Germany and Hong Kong among others had taken part, Committee Coordinator Gauchan said.