African United Club

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African United
Full nameAfrican United Club
Nickname(s)AUC
ManagerSugan Tandukar
CoachKamal Bista

African United Club (AUC) are an all-star association football club in Nepal composed of the best African talent in the country. Mainly from the top flight clubs. However, due to the lack of a professional African goalkeeper in Nepal, a Nepalese goalkeeper is used. AUC currently hold the title of 2014 Udayapur Gold Cup winners. [1] The current captain is Victor Amobi.

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References

  1. "African United lift Udaypur Gold Cup". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.