# Ganesh Thapa

_President of Nepalese FA_

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> Ganesh Thapa is a Nepali former football player and a former president of the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). He was formerly the president of the South Asian Football Federation and the vice president of Asian Football Confederation (AFC). He is considered one of the greatest Nepali footballers of all time. He scored the first international goal for Nepal against Philippines in King’s Cup - Bangkok, Thailand in 1982. He also served as Member of Parliament in Constituent Assembly of Nepal.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 9 October 1960 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5520854#P569))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5520854#P27))
- **Occupation:** association football player; politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5520854#P106))
- **Positions held:** Member of the 2nd Constituent Assembly of Nepal (19 November 2013 – 13 October 2017) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5520854#P39))

## Questions

**When was Ganesh Thapa born?**  
Ganesh Thapa was born on 9 October 1960.

**What positions has Ganesh Thapa held?**  
Positions held by Ganesh Thapa include: Member of the 2nd Constituent Assembly of Nepal (2013–2017).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Ganesh Thapa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesh_Thapa) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): गणेश थापा](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6_%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q5520854](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5520854) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Ganesh Thapa.png by Bizmandu (CC BY 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ganesh_Thapa.png)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Ganesh Thapa, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Ganesh Thapa.png — Bizmandu, CC BY 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Ganesh Thapa". DigiNepal. Last updated 13 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ganesh-thapa. Retrieved 14 November 2026.