Nepal Football Team Return Home After Winning Gold At South Asian Games 2016

The Nepali men’s (Under-23) football team winning Gold against India at the 12th South Asian Games (SAG) in Guwahati, India will be a moment remembered by many for years to come. This win means many things for a lot of people and while we should just view it as a football game between Nepal and India, it boils down to so much more due to the fact that many things have happened in the recent few months. Few things that people have associated Nepal team’s victory is with the recent blockade imposed by India and the football scandal faced by the Nepal team. In its own way, Nepal winning against India at the SAG on Monday after twenty-three years is a symbolic one. For once, it’s a positive story covering the front page, bringing smiles and joys to millions living in and outside of the country.