Why should we even care about the Nepal – Mauritius friendly, you might ask?No one except those two nations would care about the skirmish between the 169th (Nepal) and the 172nd (Mauritius) on the FIFA Men’s ranking list in some different circumstances. But this was a bit more awkward than a simple game of football.CAMEROON – EGYPTWhy?In the first place, for the fact we saw as many as four red cards in a friendly – three for the players (one for Nepal, two for Mauritius) and one for the coach of the visiting side.Secondly, Mauritius wore at least two different shirts and shorts, with two different names of their country: Maurice (which is the French version of this East African country’s name) and Mauritius (the English one, widely recognized).In this match, #Mauritius wore at least two different shirts and shorts, sporting even two different names of their country: #Maurice and #Mauritius.Source: Fuming Mauritian fans, who can’t believe how their FA gets millions from FIFA and doesn’t even manage to buy shirts. https://t.co/ozzp6JWAjM pic.twitter.com/DYlnM7kDS9— Sascha Düerkop (@SaschaDueerkop) February 3, 2022 Moreover, Nepal won their first home friendly since 2011 (hah, some stats). And finally, this was the first time they actually defeated an African national team in their first meeting.The hero of this fixture was Nepal’s player Bimal Gharti Magar who scored the winner in the first half, which caused an avalanche of protests for a potential offside.A 1-0 win for Nepal and 4 red cards with one for a Coach, the Nepal vs. Mauritius friendly match was quiet a show!#KantipurNews pic.twitter.com/gToK7zetIu— Kantipur TV HD (@ourktv) February 1, 2022 At the end of the day, however, all the players of both slots gathered on the pitch to greet the crowd and received much-deserved applause. All their flaws and bizarre shortcomings aside, those people care about football. And that’s just why we should care too.
