Skipper Sagar Thapa and goalkeeper Ritesh Thapa were among the five expected to record their statements in court
The team that won the inaugural Indian Super League and the team that should have won it will usher in the second season at the Nehru Stadium here on Saturday.
Kathmandu: Nepal’s national football captain, goalkeeper and three other players appeared in court on Monday after being charged with treason over alleged match-fixing in World Cup qualifiers for which they are facing possible life sentences.
Skipper Sagar Thapa and goalkeeper Ritesh Thapa were among the five expected to record their statements in court after being taken into custody last month following a series of arrests in the capital. Prosecutors sought life sentences for all five after they were charged on Sunday under a 1989 act against unlawfully jeopardising Nepal’s sovereignty, integrity or national unity. No media were allowed inside, but the registrar said that the players would record statements on Monday before the court holds a bail hearing.
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( Source : AFP )
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