Ganesh Thapa
Ganesh Thapa is the current President of the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA).[1] He is also the outgoing President of the South Asian Football Federation.[2][3] He is also one of the five vice presidents of the Asian football federation(AFC), elected on 6 January 2011.
Background
Before becoming the President of ANFA, Thapa was a national football player. He also played in the Bangladesh team.
Changes to the Nepali football made under Thapa
- Started the already stopped ANFA Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
- Made ANFA Youth Academy
- Gave special focus to Youth Football
- Tried to make Nepali Football League system more professional
Alleged corruption case
Following the corruption case of Mohammed bin Hammam, The Associated Press revealed that Thapa received an illegal gift of $100,000 from Bin Hammam, in 2009. The money was deposited into the personal bank account of Gaurav Thapa (Ganesh Thapa's son).[4][5][6]
Thapa later claimed that he borrowed the money for the personal use, and such revelation would not tarnish the image of Nepal and Nepali football.[4]
References
- ↑ "Ganesh Thapa retains ANFA presidency". Nepal News. Mercantile Communications. 8 September 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ↑ ::::Sri Lanka Football Federation::::
- ↑ "Ganesh Thapa no longer SAFF president". República Sports. Nepal Republic Media. 4 October 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Ganesh Thapa alleged of receiving a bribe from AFC Chief". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
- ↑ "Bin Hammam alleged of bribing football associates". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
- ↑ "Bin Hammam received 30 days suspension over corruption case". Retrieved 2012-07-27.
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