Queensland College wins the Nepalese Football Cup 2007
Queensland College (www.qcol.co.uk ) eventually became winner of the Reading Football Cup 2007 competition organized for the first time by Greater Reading Nepali Society at Palmer Park, Reading on August 26 beating Nepali TV, a London based TV of the Nepalese community, the final score being 2-1 in favor of Queensland College.
Altogether twenty Nepalese teams competed in the tournament, including 16 teams of the non veteran section, with participating players drawn from various parts of the UK including Reading, Farnborough, Aldershot, London, Plumstead and Kent areas. Under the hot summer sun this was the inaugural, organized for the first time in such a grand scale by Greater Reading Nepali Samaj, an organisation comprising of the Nepalese community living in South West of the UK.
The Mayor of Reading, Chris Maskell, presented the winning shield, medals and certificates to the winning team members, congratulating them on their performance
Chairman of Greater Reading Nepali Samaj Arjun Basnet, former Chairman and Adviser of the Samaj, Dr Chandra Bahadur Gurung and local councillor Bajir Hussein also distributed medals and certificates to the runner up and to featured players at the final awards ceremony.
Suraj Thapa of Queensland College (www.qcol.co.uk )  was declared the tournament top player while Sushant Gurung of Reading Boys was the top scorer with 6 goals in the non- veteran section.
Speaking at he presented the medals, Mayor Maskell gave his warm hearted appreciated of the Reading Nepali community contribution to Reading, a successful town with excellent ethnic harmony, thanks in no small way to the increasing contribution from the Nepalese community members.
‘On behalf of the people of Reading, I would like to congratulate and extend best wishes for this well organised Football Cup Tournament’, Mayor Maskell said.  
The Academic Director of Queensland College(www.qcol.co.uk) Mr Alan McColm added ‘the College is already well known and highly respected internationally in its provision of quality education in the UK and now we claim to provide a balanced curriculum, with acknowledged excellence in sports. The latest trophy won in Palmer Park, Reading, will be displayed with great pride in the London Street campus for our students and teachers to admire
Coordinator of the Football Cup 2007 Mahesh Gurung said: "we would like to thank all for the excellent support to hold the cup and make the presence of Nepalese community in the area."
Charge d'affaires of the Nepalese embassy London Jhabindra Aryal was also present to encourage the Nepalese community to launch activities in their areas.
Chairman Basnet, Dr Gurung, General Secretary Narad Bhandari and cultural secretary Prem Gurung also spoke and shed light on the football cup organised for the first time in a grand manner in Reading area.
Traditional Nepalese food items including momos, chiura masu (beaten rice and chicken) and selroti (circle shaped traditional bread cooked in ghee) and aludam (potato cooked in yoghurt and lemon) were also sold during the football competition.
A large number of Nepalese were involved in the voluntary work to make the football cup tournament a grand success. More than one thousand Nepalese spectators gathered to watch the football tournament held at the famous Palmer Park on the sunniest day of the summer thus far.
Queensland College, as well as having a campus in London Street, Reading also has a base in Acton, London. They can be viewed at www.qcol.co.uk