Nepali Football in Australia - अस्ट्रेलियामा नेपाली भकुन्डो

The FIFA World Cup 2026™ officially begins with host nation Mexico taking centre stage in the tournament’s opening match. The first game will be played on Friday 12 June at 5 AM AEST, where Mexico will face South Africa. The second Group A clash will follow later the same day at 12 PM between South Korea and Czechia. As the tournament begins with these Group A fixtures, Nepal’s football figure Raj...

The excitement is building for the FIFA World Cup, and that energy is strongly felt within the Nepali-speaking football community in Sydney. In a conversation, passionate community players shared their anticipation, love for the game, and what the tournament means to them beyond just football. Sameer Ghimire spoke with Aryan Shrestha, Madan Dyaurali, Samrat Kuinkel, Sudip Bidari, and Sushant Koira...

Melbourne-based Nepali soccer club Yeti FC is celebrating its Silver Jubilee in 2026. Sajjan Sharma, the club’s President, spoke to SBS Nepali about the club’s journey, which began in 2001. He says, despite various challenges, Yeti FC has been at the forefront of building community connections and enhancing social cohesion in Australia through its on-field and off-field programs. - मेलबर्नमा स्थाप...

Nepali footballer and former captain of the Nepali national team, Raju Kaji Shakya was recently in Australia. SBS Nepali spoke with the soccer legend about the sport, while he also spilled the beans on the secret behind his long black hair and well-maintained physique. - अस्ट्रेलियामा नेपाली फुटबलको अवलोकन गर्दै नेपालको पूर्व राष्ट्रिय टोलीका कप्तान तथा पूर्व प्रशिक्षक राजुकाजी शाक्यले हालै आफ्नो...

Nepali women's national football team captain Sabitra Bhandari is currently down under for the ongoing women's A-League competition. An attacker for New Zealand's Wellington Phoenix, Bhandari, who is popularly known as “Samba” is the first Nepali footballer to play in an A-League. Following the match against Melbourne City FC in their home ground on Sunday, December 7, SBS Nepali spoke to Bhandari...

नेपालको राष्ट्रिय फुटबल टोलिका पूर्व खेलाडी र अस्ट्रेलियामा पनि खेलमा सक्रिय रहँदै आएका जगजीत श्रेष्ठले मेलबर्न, क्यानबरा र एडिलेडमा बालबालिकाहरूलाई फुटबल तालिम दिँदै आएका छन्। विशेष गरी विद्यालय बिदाको समयमा बच्चाहरूलाई ‘ट्रेनिङ’ दिने आफ्नो योजना वर्ष भर नै निरन्तरता दिने लक्ष्य रहेको उनको भनाइ छ। पछिल्लो समय साउथ अस्ट्रेलियाको पारा हिल्स नाइट्स क्लबबाट नेसनल प्रिमियर लीग खेल्दै आएका श्रेष्ठसँग ए...

Nepali Australian Welfare Society (NAWS) Cup’s 26th edition recently concluded in Sydney. We spoke to NAWS President Chiran Tiwari, who says the competition and involvement in competitive soccer as a whole have been a good distraction for Nepali international students from falling into bad habits. - नेप्लिज अस्ट्रेलियन वेलफेयर सोसाइटी (नवाज) आयोजित फुटबल प्रतियोगिताको २६ औँ संस्करणको अन्तर्गत आइतब...

सन् २०२६ मा हुन गइरहेको फिफा विश्वकपको नयाँ संस्करणका लागि अस्ट्रेलिया छनौट भएको छ। जापान र साउदी अरेबियालाई हराएपछि विश्वकपका लागि अस्ट्रेलियाले स्थान पक्का बनाएको हो। यसै सन्दर्भमा अखिल नेपाल फुटबल सङ्घ (एन्फा)का पूर्व कोषाध्यक्ष एवम् नेपालका पूर्व राष्ट्रिय खेलाडी तथा टिम म्यानेजर राजु मानन्धरसँग एसबीएस नेपालीले गरेको कुराकानी सुन्नुहोस्। हामीसँगको कुराकानीमा उनले जापानलाई १६ वर्ष पछि हराउन सफल...

The Nepali men's and women's teams competed in the Victorian Cup of Nations 2024 organised by Football Victoria in June. The tournament featured players from over 20 diverse backgrounds. The organiser and players spoke to SBS Nepali about the positive impact of sports on the Nepali community and the challenges faced in women's football. - भिक्टोरियामा सम्पन्न भएको भिक्टोरियन कप अफ नेसन्स २०२४ मा २...

Sports enthusiasts are excited as FIFA Women's World Cup begins in Australia and New Zealand. Australia scored a 1-0 against Ireland in the opening match at Stadium Australia in Sydney. Listen to our conversation with Melbourne-based Nepali footballer Rojina Tamang as she talks about the Matildas' performance and female football participation in Australia's Nepali community. - महिला विश्वकप फुटबल...

In this final episode of "Australia ma Bhakundo" we spoke to Prerana Malla who shared her basketball journey with us both from Nepal and Australia. We then spoke to 15-year-old Yangchi Lama from Melbourne, who has played Taekwondo in the National levels in Australia. - अस्ट्रेलियामा नेपाली भकुन्डोको छैटौँ भागमा फुटबल बाहेकका अन्य खेलकुद गतिविधिमा नेपाली समुदायको उपस्थितिका बारेमा हामीले कुरा गरेका...

In this episode of ‘Nepali football in Australia’ Nepali community members have shared their experience on how regularly participating in sporting helps build mental and physical wellbeing. - शारीरिक र मानसिक विकासका लागि पनि नियमित रूपमा व्यायामको आवश्यकता पर्दछ। तर सबैसँग व्यायामका लागि समय नहुन सक्छ, तर सामुदायिक गतिविधिमा संलग्न हुँदै गर्दा वा साथीभाइसँगको भेटघाटमा पनि शरीर र मस्तिष्कलाई फाइदा...

In this 4th episode of "Nepali football in Australia" we spoke to Gum Bahadur Gurung from Sagarmatha Football Club in Sydney where he shared how his club is helping newly arrived students to overcome gambling and other mental health issues. - अस्ट्रेलियामा नेपाली फुटबलको चौथो भागमा हामीले खेलका माध्यमबाट नेपाली समुदायका सदस्यहरूले कसरी एकले अर्कालाई सहयोग पुर्‍याइरहेका छन् भन्ने बारेमा चर्चा गरेका...

In this third episode of "Nepali Football in Australia" we talk about few Nepali women's experience of playing football in Australia and Nepal. Despite men taking most of the limelight in Football in Nepali community, these women are asking for change. - घर, परिवार अनि कामको व्यस्तताका बीच नेपाली समुदायका महिला सदस्यहरूले फुटबलका लागि समय निकाल्न कत्तिको सजिलो छ त? मिस अर्थ नेपाल समेत भइसकेकी अनुप...

अस्ट्रेलियामा नेपाली भकुन्डो पोड्कास्टको दोस्रो भागमा यहाँ हुर्किरहेका दोस्रो पुस्ताका बालबालिका र किशोर किशोरीहरूले कसरी फुटबलमा व्यावसायिक बन्नका लागि यात्रा तय गरिरहेका छन् भनेर चर्चा गरिएको छ।

In this first episode of “Nepali Football in Australia,” we talk about some challenges encountered by Nepali community members to start up community-based football in Australia back in the late 90s. And despite the challenges, for some of the players, how playing at the park led them to professional football grounds. - अस्ट्रेलियामा फुटबलको पहिलो भागमा सामुदायिक खेल गतिविधिमा नेपाली सदस्यहरू प्रवे...

Australia Ma Nepali Football is a podcast presented to you by SBS Nepali. This podcast will explore how Nepali migrants relied on a football, a popular community sport, to develop friendships during late 90s, and has continued to become a source of comradery and community bonding. - “अस्ट्रेलियामा नेपाली भकुन्डो” एसबीएसको नेपाली भाषामा उपलब्ध पोडकास्ट श्रृङ्खला हो। यसमा हामी नेपालबाट अस्ट्रेलिया आ...