Nepal

Four national footballers test positive for coronavirus

KathmanduPati October 30, 2020

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KATHMANDU – Four players of the Nepali national football team have tested positive for coronavirus. All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) said that four out of 34 players of the national team were infected with the virus ahead of the ANFA training that started on Thursday.

All four national players are in self-isolation, he said. Currently, 30 players are in training from Thursday for their preparation to play friendly matches with Bangladesh. The training is being held at Dashrath Stadium and the players are housed in the World Trade Centre Building in Tripureshwor.

ANFA said that the friendly matches between Nepal and Bangladesh are scheduled for November 13 and 17 at Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.