Kathmandu: A book encapsulating the history of Nepal’s football sector has been released in the federal capital on Sunday. Former Captain of the Nepali national football team, Raju Shakya, launched the book ‘Swarnakatha Nepali Footballko’ (Golden Stories of Nepali Football) penned by sports journalist Himesh Ratna Bajracharya amidst a programme.
According to National News Agency Nepal, the book, published by Bookhill Publication, chronicles a century-old history of the Nepali football fraternity. It also includes success stories relating to Nepal’s twin victories in football matches in the South Asian Games (SAG) Competitions in 1984 and 1993.
General Secretary of the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA), Kiran Rai, reviewed the book, commending the writer for chronicling the football events and narrating them excellently. He noted that this is the first book written on the history of Nepali football.
Furthermore, Bookhill Publication’s Bhupendra Khadka expressed that the book could be useful for any football-loving readers, including school students. Runner Santoshi Shrestha recognized the importance of literature in every sector and called for more sports literature on Nepali sports. She figuratively praised the newly unveiled book as a ‘Ratna’ (gem) akin to the middle name of the writer Himesh Ratna Bajracharya.
On the occasion, sports journalist turned author Bajracharya extended his gratitude to all those who supported him in writing the book. He revealed his fascination towards football as an enthusiast and later as a sports journalist, expressing that his long-held dream of writing a book has been finally realized.