Ganesh Thapa
Ganesh Thapa | |
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गणेश थापा | |
| Born | October 9, 1960[1] |
| President of the All Nepal Football Association | |
| In office 1995–2015 | |
Ganesh Thapa (Nepali: गणेश थापा) is an ex president of the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA).[2] He was formerly the president of the South Asian Football Federation and the vice president of Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[3]
Family
Thapa is the younger brother of Kamal Thapa.
Background
Before becoming the president of ANFA, Thapa was a national football player. He also played in the East Bengal FC team.
Changes to the Nepali football made under Thapa
- Started the already stopped ANFA Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
- Created ANFA Youth Academy
- Gave special focus to youth football
- Tried to make Nepali Football League system more professional
- Development of Nepali Football
- Better facilities and better rewards for players
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 Thapa's son, Gaurav Thapa.[4][5]
Thapa later claimed that he borrowed the money for his personal use, and such a revelation would not tarnish the image of Nepal and Nepali football.[4]
In November 2015 the FIFA Ethics Committee banned him for 10 years.[6][7]
References
- ^ "President's Profile". All Nepal Football Association. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ "Ganesh Thapa retains ANFA presidency". Nepal News. Mercantile Communications. 8 September 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2010.[dead link]
- ^ Sri Lanka Football Federation
- "Ganesh Thapa no longer SAFF president". República Sports. Nepal Republic Media. 4 October 2009. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010. - ^ a b "Ganesh Thapa says he'd borrowed fortune from bin Hammam". The Himalayan Times. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ "Ganesh Thapa's son "got USD 100000 from bin Hammam"". The Himalayan Times. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- "Bin Hammam received 30 days suspension over corruption case". The Republic. Retrieved 27 July 2012.[dead link] - ^ "Ganesh Thapa: Ten-year ban for Nepal FA president". BBC News. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Fifa bans Nepal FA president Ganesh Thapa for 10 years over bribery". The Guardian. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
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