Kathmandu, March 17 -- Last week, the All Nepal Football Association and the Nepal Football Player Association inked an agreement to begin the Martyr's Memorial A Division League on April 13. The decision meant the top-tier league would finally be held after over 1,000 days. It came as a relief to footballers who had long demanded a platform to play. But it hasn't sat well with the majority of the participating clubs.

The two organisations had reached the deal after NFPA, the umbrella body of Nepali footballers, padlocked ANFA's office on March 8. The agreement was reached a day later.

Less than an hour after ANFA and the NFPA decided to organise the top-tier league, clubs' representatives expressed reservations, citing that the decisio...