Ncell’s ‘Purple Kickoff’: Celebrating 18 Years with Football Fun and Community Spirit

Ncell's 'Purple Kickoff
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26th September 2023, Kathmandu

Marking the 18th anniversary, Ncell (Ncell’s ‘Purple Kickoff) hosted four friendly football matches titled ‘Purple Kickoff’ at the iconic Lainchaur Ground in Kathmandu. These matches were part of an extended celebration to commemorate the significant milestone in Ncell’s journey, connecting Nepal and Nepali for the past 18 years.

Living to its brand promise ‘Today. Tomorrow. Together.’, Ncell had organised 7-a-side football matches under the anniversary theme ‘Here for You’. Ncell truly believes in focusing and living by the principle that it is here for Nepal and Nepali people.

The Purple Kickoff event featured well-known Nepali celebrities, veteran football players, and representatives from the Nepalese Young Entrepreneurs Forum (NYEF), Nepal Sports Journalists’ Forum (NSJF), and Lainchaur Youth Club.

On Saturday (September 23), the first match took place between Ncell Team A and NYEF. Jabbor Kayumov, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) of Ncell, also participated in the Ncell Team. Ncell emerged victorious in this match with a score of 1-0, with Prajwol Prjapati scoring the decisive goal.

Ncell’s ‘Purple Kickoff

The second match featured two teams of veteran players led by Anil Gurung and Biraj Maharjan, with Nepali celebrities joining their respective teams. Notable celebrity artists who participated in the football match included Ayushman Joshi, James Pradhan, Jitu Nepal, Presca Udas, Raymon Das Shrestha, Sandeep Chhetri, Samriddhi Rai, Aman KC and Trichu Rai, among others. Anil Gurung’s team clinched the victory with a score of 5-4.

Similarly, on Sunday (September 24), Ncell Team B competed against the local community team—Janawachanalaya Tatha Pustakalaya, Lainchaur Youth Club in which the local club won the match with 4-1. The second match of the day was played between Ncell Team C and NSJF. Coach Aman Pratap Adhikari led the NSJF team, which emerged victorious with a score of 4-3.

In line with the anniversary theme, ‘Here for You,’ several other activities and events are planned as part of the extended anniversary celebrations. These activities include blood donation, health camps in areas with low human development indices, and celebrity visits to Ncell Centres to interact with customers, among other events.

About Ncell

Ncell Axiata Limited is the first private sector telecommunications service provider of Nepal established in 2004 and operating service since 2005, and is constantly working towards its goal of connecting every Nepalese through its network, providing high-quality modern services to consistently create better value for our customers and partners.

Contributing to the vision of ‘Digital Nepal’ and the development of the country’s economy and infrastructure, Ncell has built world-class networks and communication services and operates the widest 4G network in the country, fulfilling the national need for high-speed mobile broadband and creating new opportunities for the people of Nepal towards a brighter digital future.

Ncell is one of the largest taxpayers in Nepal. Ncell has contributed over NPR 283 billion (as of the FY 2021/22) as taxes and fees since its inception. We have contributed over NPR 1.80 billion under our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives in focus areas of education, environment, and health, supporting the Government of Nepal extensively.

Ncell is a part of Axiata Group Berhad. Together with Axiata, Ncell is committed to contributing to the development of the country’s economy and infrastructure, building best-in-class networks, and bringing the people of Nepal within the reach of communications. Ncell converted into a public limited company into Ncell Axiata Limited on 3 August 2020. Ncell has been serving over 16 million Nepalese.


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