The Asian Youth Under-14 Festival Football 2002 will be played in Kathmandu from December 20 to 28, All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) said.
Nepal, India, Maldives, Bhutan , Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will participate in the tournament; Pakistan, the seventh member of SAARC, is not participating.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is financing the Group D matches being held in the capital; similar matches are being played in other Asian capitals. Mayos Noodles is sponsoring the eight day tournament.