Kathmandu, April 2 -- On Tuesday morning, Anjila Tumbapo Subba, Nepal's first-choice goalkeeper and former captain, posted a heartfelt status on Facebook, expressing her frustration about rampant politicking in sports governing bodies.

"We never hesitated to sweat it out on the field, but it hurts when office politics gets in our way," Subba wrote, captioning an old photo of Nepali women's national football team. "The rumours that we will not be able to play in the FIFA Series [in Thailand] have lowered the morale of all the players."

On Wednesday, the rumours turned out to be true. Khelpati, an sports outlet, confirmed Nepal's withdrawal from the series, quoting ANFA's Chief Executive Officer Indra Man Tuladhar. "How are we supposed to...