Kathmandu. The meeting of the majority working committee of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has decided to ask clarification from four people including president Pankajvikram Nembang and general secretary Kiran Rai.
A meeting held at the ANFA headquarters Lalitpur under the leadership of Senior Vice President Bir Bahadur Khadka decided to seek an explanation from President Nembang, General Secretary Rai, Treasurer Ravindra Joshi and Accountant Sanjiv Pandey, who were charged with match-fixing and cheating. They have been given three days to give an explanation.
According to ANFA assistant general secretary Badri Bhattarai, since there have been questions regarding ANFA recently, it has been decided to correspond with the concerned persons to get information about the incident. He said that if he had not done anything about the incident, why did the police arrest him and if he was involved, he asked for an explanation to get clear information about the real situation.
Bhattarai informed that 12 out of 20 members of ANFA working committee participated in the meeting. The meeting also formed a coordination committee under the leadership of Vice President Deepak Khatiwada to coordinate with the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the government. The committee consists of Vice-Chairmen Dilg Bahadur KC and Biratjung Shahi and members Tikaram Lama and Manish Joshi.
It is said that a committee has been formed to collect and coordinate all correspondence from FIFA and the government. Participants in the meeting said that it was decided to proceed with the elections after completing the procedures for holding a physical meeting between FIFA, AFC and Nepal Government in coordination with ANFA.
The meeting decided to give the responsibility of acting general secretary to Badri Bhattarai, the assistant general secretary for administration and correspondence. Similarly, it has been decided to write to the government to encourage the players representing Nepal in the FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival.
Bhattarai said that the meeting also decided to complete the necessary process regarding the suspension of salaries of players, staff and coaches for a long time.
President Nembang and General Secretary Rai, who were charged with match-fixing and cheating, have been released on bail of Rs 5 lakh each. Treasurer Joshi was released on bail of Rs 15 lakh and accountant Sanjeev Pandey was released on bail of Rs 12 lakh. FIFA has suspended ANFA since June 24, citing third-party interference.
