They came, they saw, they left: The coaches Nepal couldn’t keep

From world-renowned tacticians to rising managers, foreign coaches have found Nepal’s football bureaucracy a tougher opponent than any on the pitch.

Around a month ago, Guglielmo Arena arrived at a café in Thamel in casual wear. He hadn’t been able to train with his players for a couple of months, sidelined by the escalating tussle between the All Nepal Football Association and the National Sports Council, which had ultimately triggered FIFA’s suspension on the national football governing body’s on June 24.