Nepali Army Football team has been airlifted by Indian Air Force to participate in the Durand Cup 2023

Furthering the Spirit of solidarity through Sports, Nepali Army Football team has been airlifted by Indian Air Force to participate in the Durand Cup 2023 being organized by Indian Army.

The players and managers of Tribhuvan Army Football Club will leave for India on 13th Shravan to participate in the ‘Durand Cup Tournament-2023’ football tournament organized by the Indian Army from 08th Shravan to 17th Bhadra (correspondingly 24 July – 03 September, 2023) in Guwahati.

The 42-member team led by retired Lieutenant Colonel Basanta Raj Gurung flew to Guwahati of Assam State of India. They went by the Indian Air Force’s plane today, according to the NA Public Relations and Information Directorate.

The football tournament organized by the Indian Armed Forces will run through August 2. The Nepali team were bade farewell by NA’s high-ranking official Saroj Pratap Rana amid a programme on last Friday, it was shared.

During the tournament, Nepal, a champion team in the country’s sport sector, will compete with Delhi FC, Chennai FC and Hyderabad FC, the A-league football clubs of India.

The Tribhuvan Army Club has been contributing significantly to the development of the country’s sports by hunting the sports talents and breeding them into fine players.