Departmental sides Police and Army struggle against new clubs
Summary
Nepal Police FC and Tribhuvan Army FC were held to draws by young clubs in the National League, highlighting challenges faced by established departmental teams against emerging clubs with foreign players.
Key Points
- Nepal Police FC and Tribhuvan Army FC, longstanding departmental football clubs, both settled for draws against younger, less established clubs in the National League.
- Planning Boyz United, a new entrant to the A Division, earned a draw against Tribhuvan Army and had previously defeated Nepal Police.
- Tribhuvan Army's coach highlighted the departure of experienced players abroad and lack of foreign players as challenges for departmental teams.
- Nepal Police FC struggled against Chitlang FC, which featured foreign players and achieved a draw through an own goal, showing rising competitiveness of newer teams.
