Ganesh Thapa

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Ganesh Thapa (Template:Langx) is a retired international football player and a former president of the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA).[1] He was formerly the president of the South Asian Football Federation and the vice president of Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[2] He is considered one of the greatest Nepali footballers of all time.[3] He scored the first international goal for Nepal against Philippines in King’s Cup - Bangkok, Thailand in 1982.[3] He also served as Member of Parliament in Constituent Assembly of Nepal. [4]

Family

Thapa is the younger brother of politician Kamal Thapa. Thapa is married to Hajuri Thapa and has two sons, Gaurav Thapa and Abhishek Thapa.

Playing career

Before becoming the president of ANFA, Thapa was a national football player and captain from 1979 to 1989. He played for East Bengal FC in the Calcutta Football League. He also played in the Dhaka First Division League for Mohammedan, Rahmatganj MFS and Dhaka Wanderers. Thapa also represented Abahani Krira Chakra at the 1981–82 Aga Khan Gold Cup.[5]

Career statistics

International goals

List of international goals scored by Ganesh Thapa[6]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 May 1982 Bangkok, Thailand {{ Template:Yesno alias = Thailand shortname alias = Thailand flag alias = Flag of Thailand.svg flag alias-1767 = Flag of Thailand (Ayutthaya period).svg flag alias-1782 = Flag of Thailand (1782).svg flag alias-1817 = Flag of Thailand (1817).svg flag alias-1855 = Flag of Thailand 1855.svg flag alias-1893 = State Flag of Thailand (1916).svg flag alias-1916 = Flag of Siam (1916).svg flag alias-marines=Flag of the Royal Thai Marine Corps.svg link alias-marines=Royal Thai Marine Corps border-marines= flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Thailand.svg link alias-naval = Royal Thai Navy flag alias-navy = Flag of the Royal Thai Navy.svg link alias-navy = Royal Thai Navy flag alias-military=Flag of the Royal Thai Armed Forces HQ.svg link alias-military=Royal Thai Armed Forces flag alias-air force = Flag of the Royal Thai Air Force.svg link alias-air force = Royal Thai Air Force flag alias-army= Flag of the Royal Thai Army.svg link alias-army=Royal Thai Army flag alias-sanctionedFB = THA AFF 2020.png size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}}

1–3 1–3 1982 King's Cup
2 4 September 1983 Dhaka Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh {{ Template:Yesno alias = Bangladesh flag alias = Flag of Bangladesh.svg flag alias-1971 = Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Bangladesh.svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Bangladesh.svg flag alias-coast guard=Ensign of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.svg flag alias-army = Flag of the Bangladesh Army.svg flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Bangladesh.svg flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Bangladesh.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

2–4 1983 President's Gold Cup
3 18 September 1984 Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal {{ Template:Yesno alias = Maldives flag alias = Flag of Maldives.svg flag alias-1117 = Flag of the Maldives (pre-1903, alternative flag shape).svg flag alias-1796 = Earliest Flag of the Maldives.svg flag alias-1903 = Flag of the Maldives until 1903.svg flag alias-1926 = Old National Flag of the Maldives.svg flag alias-1953 = Flag of the Maldives 1953.svg flag alias-air force = Flag of the MNDF Air Corps.svg Maldives Air Corps flag alias-marines = Flag of the MNDF Marine Corps.svg Maldives Marine Corps flag alias-military = Flag of the Maldives National Defence Force.svg link alias-military = Maldives National Defence Force link alias-coast guard = Maldivian Coast Guard flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the MNDF Coast Guard.svg variant = size = name = altlink = national football team

}}

4–0 1984 South Asian Games
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5 20 September 1984 Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal {{ Template:Yesno alias = Bhutan flag alias = Flag of Bhutan.svg flag alias-1949 = Flag of Bhutan (1949-1956).svg flag alias-1956 = Flag of Bhutan (1956–1969).svg flag alias-army = Flag of the Royal Bhutan Army.svg link alias-army = Royal Bhutan Army size = name = variant = altlink = national football team

}}

5–0 1984 South Asian Games
6
7 4 December 1986 Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal {{ Template:Yesno alias = Bangladesh flag alias = Flag of Bangladesh.svg flag alias-1971 = Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Bangladesh.svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Bangladesh.svg flag alias-coast guard=Ensign of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.svg flag alias-army = Flag of the Bangladesh Army.svg flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Bangladesh.svg flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Bangladesh.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

1–0 1–0 1986 Panchayat Silver Jubilee Cup
8 21 November 1987 Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India {{ Template:Yesno alias = Bangladesh flag alias = Flag of Bangladesh.svg flag alias-1971 = Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Bangladesh.svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Bangladesh.svg flag alias-coast guard=Ensign of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.svg flag alias-army = Flag of the Bangladesh Army.svg flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Bangladesh.svg flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Bangladesh.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

1–0 1–0 1987 South Asian Games
9 25 April 1987 Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal {{ Template:Yesno alias = Pakistan flag alias = Flag of Pakistan.svg flag alias-army = Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Pakistan.svg flag alias-navy=Naval Standard of Pakistan.svg flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Pakistan.svg flag alias-military = Armed Forces of Pakistan Flag.svg link alias-military = Pakistan Armed Forces flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Pakistan.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

2–1 2–2 1988 Summer Olympics qualifiers
10 23 November 1987 Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India {{ Template:Yesno alias = Bhutan flag alias = Flag of Bhutan.svg flag alias-1949 = Flag of Bhutan (1949-1956).svg flag alias-1956 = Flag of Bhutan (1956–1969).svg flag alias-army = Flag of the Royal Bhutan Army.svg link alias-army = Royal Bhutan Army size = name = variant = altlink = national football team

}}

6–2 1987 South Asian Games
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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 rewards for players

Corruption case

Following the corruption case of Mohammed bin Hammam. British newspaper “The Sunday Times” reported that All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) president Ganesh Thapa had received £115,000 from the banned president of Asian Football Confederation and FIFA’s executive committee.[7] 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.[8][9]

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.[8]

In November 2015 the FIFA Ethics Committee banned him for 10 years.[10][11] Thapa appealed the decision to FIFA Appeal Committee. The Appeal was rejected and his ban from FIFA Ethics Committee was partially confirmed. His ban started on 16 April 2015 and ended on 16 April 2025.[12]

In 2017, Thapa stated that as far as the corruption case was concerned, he had already received clean chit in Nepal, and that time would prove that he was innocent in relation to cases outside Nepal.[13]

Honours

Nepal

References

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