Ganesh Thapa is the present President of the All Nepal Football Association

All Nepal Football Association

The All Nepal Football Association is the governing body of football in Nepal. It is responsible for the national team as well as club competitions....

 (ANFA). He is also the outgoing President of the South Asian Football Federation

South Asian Football Federation

South Asian Football Federation , founded in 1997, is an association of the football playing nations in South Asia. Its founding members are Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Bhutan joined the federation in 2000 and Afghanistan in 2005...

. 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 his professional football in Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

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Changes to the Nepali football made under Thapa

• Started the already stopped ANFA Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
  Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
  Martyr's Memorial Red Bull 'A' Division League is the top division of the All Nepal Football Association in Nepal...
  
  
• Made ANFA Youth Academy
• Gave special focus to Youth Football
• Tried to make Nepali Football League system more professional