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Articles by Sudesh Baniya

About Sudesh Baniya
Sudesh is a freelance football writer from Nepal based in Doha. He is currently a journalism student at Northwestern University and covers South Asian and Qatari football across the written word, audio, and video.
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QATAR

Boualem Khoukhi has always delivered for Qatar. On Saturday, it mattered the most. 

June 14, 2026 Sudesh Baniya

Boualem Khoukhi’s career built on defining moments may have found its defining moment in San Francisco as Qatar secured maiden World Cup point.  There was a moment, the kind that lasts less than a second […]

QATAR

Against the odds, Qatar turn to Afif for miracles yet again

June 13, 2026 Sudesh Baniya

After carrying Qatar on their anything-but-smooth road to North America, Akram Afif will be a crucial cog in the 2022 hosts’ aspirations to do better against the odds.  It took half an hour for the […]

FEATURES

In Palestine’s defying rise, every win is a message home

December 5, 2025 Sudesh Baniya

Palestine’s football team has continued to defy the odds to deliver on the pitch, aiming to aid their people’s adversity. As soon as Qatari full-back Sultan Al-Brake’s attempted clearance ended up in his own net, […]

AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Sharjah clash could serve as tipping point for Felix Sanchez and Al Sadd

September 30, 2025 Sudesh Baniya

Al Sadd face Sharjah with pressure mounting, but the clash once again offers the chance to turn the tide of a faltering season. For a team that wears its domestic supremacy as lightly as Al […]

AFC ASIAN CUP

Jordan’s Dynamic Duo: Al-Naimat and Al-Taamari continue to shine

February 8, 2024 Sudesh Baniya

There was something exuberant about it, move after move, a noticeable pattern that you could recognise but could do little to stop. It starts with Mousa Al-Taamari conjuring the ball off the defender. Then Yazan […]

AFC ASIAN CUP

For Iraq and its fans, Japan win means more than just an upset 

January 21, 2024 Sudesh Baniya

For an arena that only hosted its first match after the global pandemic, the Education City Stadium has witnessed quite a few giant killing occasions.  Iraq’s 2-1 win against Japan on Friday was the latest […]

AFC ASIAN CUP

Drums for Dreams: India’s growing love affair with football

January 15, 2024 Sudesh Baniya

Just half an hour before India’s match against Australia kicked off, Faisal was still casting around for a ticket. In the tepid Doha heat outside of the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, it seemed like a […]

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