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Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
Team Lhotshampa – comprising members from the 300-strong Bhutanese Society of Christchurch (BSC) – has won the renamed Tenzing-Hillary Cup (THC), organised by the Nepal New Zealand Friendship Society of Canterbury (NNZFSC) in the first week of February at the Christchurch Football Centre.
Known as the Inter Nepalese Football Tournament till last year, the tournament final was played between Khukuri Football Club from Auckland and the Bhutanese team, which won the final with a 4-0 score.
The other clubs that took part in the annual tournament were Team NABOP from Bay of Plenty (Shield Champion), Druk Football Club from Palmerston North (third place), Bhutanese Football Club from Nelson (fair play award winner), and two teams from Christchurch-based Gorkhali Football Club.
The most valued player award went to Netra Ghimire from Druk FC, and the tournament's best goalkeeper and top-scorer were Nabin Pieterson Pradhan from the Gorkhali FC and Manish Karki from NABOP respectively.
The NNZFSC also organised a Nepali Yuwa Sanjh on the night of February 4, where Nepalese culture, dances and music was showcased.
Reflecting on the success of the event, Saurab Gautam, THC coordinator and joint secretary at NNZFSC, noted in a Facebook post, “We believe THC 2018 and Nepali Yuwa Sanjh was really a great contest.
NNZFSC and THC committee would like to thank all the participating teams for competitive games played over the weekend. Thanks to all the supporters who came all the way from Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Hamilton, Wellington, Palmerton North, Nelson, Queenstown, Ashburton, and from across Canterbury.”
Dr Surinder Tandon, President of Christchurch Multicultural Council, who attended the event, also congratulated NNZFSC for hosting this “special event”.
Team Lhotshampa – comprising members from the 300-strong Bhutanese Society of Christchurch (BSC) – has won the renamed Tenzing-Hillary Cup (THC), organised by the Nepal New Zealand Friendship Society of Canterbury (NNZFSC) in the first week of February at the Christchurch Football Centre.
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Team Lhotshampa – comprising members from the 300-strong Bhutanese Society of Christchurch (BSC) – has won the renamed Tenzing-Hillary Cup (THC), organised by the Nepal New Zealand Friendship Society of Canterbury (NNZFSC) in the first week of February at the Christchurch Football Centre.
Known as the Inter Nepalese Football Tournament till last year, the tournament final was played between Khukuri Football Club from Auckland and the Bhutanese team, which won the final with a 4-0 score.
The other clubs that took part in the annual tournament were Team NABOP from Bay of Plenty (Shield Champion), Druk Football Club from Palmerston North (third place), Bhutanese Football Club from Nelson (fair play award winner), and two teams from Christchurch-based Gorkhali Football Club.
The most valued player award went to Netra Ghimire from Druk FC, and the tournament's best goalkeeper and top-scorer were Nabin Pieterson Pradhan from the Gorkhali FC and Manish Karki from NABOP respectively.
The NNZFSC also organised a Nepali Yuwa Sanjh on the night of February 4, where Nepalese culture, dances and music was showcased.
Reflecting on the success of the event, Saurab Gautam, THC coordinator and joint secretary at NNZFSC, noted in a Facebook post, “We believe THC 2018 and Nepali Yuwa Sanjh was really a great contest.
NNZFSC and THC committee would like to thank all the participating teams for competitive games played over the weekend. Thanks to all the supporters who came all the way from Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Hamilton, Wellington, Palmerton North, Nelson, Queenstown, Ashburton, and from across Canterbury.”
Dr Surinder Tandon, President of Christchurch Multicultural Council, who attended the event, also congratulated NNZFSC for hosting this “special event”.
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