Khumjung Youth Club defeated Mahendra Jyoti Ex Students Forum by 2-0 in the final match of the 'Khumbu Lhosar Cup' football competition held today at the Sano Gaucharan Stadium and won the title. Mahendra Jyoti Ex Students Forum has become the runner-up team of competition, while Khumbu Yambu Sherpa Society has won the third place.
Best Striker of the tournamets was Phura Chiring Sherpa of Khumjung Yuva Club. Others awared players were Best Midfielder Mingma Tamang of Khumbu Yambu Sherpa Society, Best Defender Lakpa Rita Sherpa of Khumjung Yuva Club, Best Goalkeeper Phurva Gelzen Sherpa of Khumjung Yuva Club, Best Player Mahendra Jyoti Ex Students Forum Nigma Temba Sherpa, Emerging The player Chiring Rita Sherpa of Damichhowa football team and the highest scorer was Kesang Chiring Sherpa of Thamichhowa football team.
The winning team Khumjung Yuva Club gets a cash prize of one lakh rupees along with a running shield, a medal, a certificate, the runner-up team Mahendra Jyoti Ex Students Forum gets a cash prize of fifty thousand rupees along with a medal and a certificate and the third runner-up team Khumbu Yambu Sherpa Society gets a cash prize of Rs.25000, medals and certificates.
8 teams participated in the competition which lasted for 8 days.
This 14th edition of the 'Khumbu Lhosar Cup' competition was jointly organized by Yambu Thamisro Kidug Kathmandu and Umichchowa Yuva Group, two organizations of Thamicho region.
In 2010, Shervi Yoden Chokpa, an umbrella organization of students of Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality, located in the northern region of Solukhumbu District of Koshi Province, started the Khumbu Lhosar Cup football tournament on the occasion of Lhosar, the great festival of Sherpas.
