All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has signed Marketing, Broadcasting and Digital and Ticketing rights of the Martyr's Memorial A, B and C Division League with MDAC Sports Pvt. Ltd.

The agreement was signed amid a press meet organized at ANFA Complex in Satdobato on Monday ANFA General Secretary Kiran Rai and MDAC's CEO Arjun Ghimire signed in the agreement.

As per the agreement, MDAC will provide NRs 19.7 million to ANFA and will become the sole holder of the rights of the leagues. MDAC will broadcast the matches live in Space 4K Television and its online platforms. An agreement regarding broadcasting the matches live has already been signed.

ANFA General Secretary Rai and MDAC's CEO Ghimire answered queries from the media persons during the press meet.

Rai said the agreement with MDAC covers all the top three leagues organized by ANFA. "We invited for bids fixing a minimum rate that was determined by our Ex-Co meeting. But after no bids was received, we decided to scrape the minimum rate and instead go for the highest bidder," said Rai.

Rai informed MDAC has paid 50 percent of the total amount to ANFA and given bank guarantee for the remaining amount.

MDAC's CEO Ghimire said they wanted to make the upcoming league a successful one. "As a keen football fan, we wanted to contribute towards the sports sector of the country and wish to start with the leagues," said Ghimire.

The Martyr's Memorial 'A' Division League 2023 begins from March 3. The league will be played in double round robin format and matches will be played at Dasharath Stadium, Chyasal Stadium and ANFA Complex.

This news was published on ANFA official website on 2023-02-27 and for original news link, click here