Bikash Singh Chhetri Explained
Bikash Singh Chhetri (Nepali: बिकास सिंह क्षेत्री; born 19 February 1992) is a footballer from Nepal. He played for Nepal national football team in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification and various other tournaments.
International career
Bikash Singh Chhetri played for Nepal in 3 World Cup qualifying matches. He also played for Nepal in the 2012 Nehru Cup. He was sent off though in a 0-0 draw with India.[1] He scored his first international goal in a 2-1 win against Bhutan.[2]
International goals
Match fixing allegations
On 14 October 2015 Singh, along with teammates Sandip Rai, Sagar Thapa, Ritesh Thapa and former Three Star Club coach Anjan KC were arrested by the Nepal Police on suspicion that the group was responsible for match-fixing at the domestic and international level.[3] [4] [5] [6] On 19 October 2015 Chhetri and the four others were banned by the Asian Football Confederation.[7]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: India 0-0 Nepal: The Blue Tigers’ qualification hopes hang in the balance . Goal.com . 28 August 2012 . 24 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140416041626/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/89425/india-vs-nepal/report . 16 April 2014 .
- http://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/10158/Nepal_Bhutan.html Nepal vs. Bhutan (2:1)
- News: Nepal national team footballers arrested on charge of match-fixing in national and international games . Keshav P. Koirala . Anil Ghimire . amp . . 14 October 2015 . 14 October 2015.
- Web site: Four Nepali national team football players have been arrested in the capital on charge of match fixing in National and International football matches. . Charchit Dahal . Sports Arena . 14 October 2015 . 14 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151017000042/http://www.sportsarena.club/special/nepali-footballers-arrested-over-match-fixing-allegations/ . 17 October 2015 . dead .
- Web site: BREAKING NEWS: Nepal Police Nabs Nepal Skipper Sagar Thapa & Four Others For Match Fixing! . GoalNepal.com . 14 October 2015 . 14 October 2015 .
- Web site: Metropolitan Police Crime Division Chief Sarbendra Khanal: We Have Strong Evidence Against Them; They Have Deceived Our Country And We Won't Spare Them . GoalNepal.com . 14 October 2015 . 14 October 2015 .
- Web site: Asian Football Confederation bans five in match-fixing investigation. Association Press . . 19 October 2015 . 19 October 2015.
