ANFA: All Nepal Football Association

2023-03-22

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to distribute prize money of PM Three Nations Cup

Prime Minsiter Pushpa Kamal Dahal will distribute prize money to the winners of the Prime Minister Three Nations Cup.

PM's presence in the closing ceremony of the tournament has been confirmed on Wednesday.

A delegation including National Sports Council Member Secretary Tanka Lal Ghising, ANFA President Pankaj Bikram Nembang, Senior Vice President Bir Bahadur Khadka and General Secretary Kiran Rai had reached PM's residence in Baluwatar with the invitation letter to the prime minister for the closing ceremony.

PM Dahal readily agreed to take part in the closing ceremony and distribute prize money and medals to the winners.

The Prime Minister Three Nations Cup begins from Wednesday at Dasharath Stadium with Nepal, Bhutan and Laos taking part in the competition.

NSC Member Secretary Ghising will inaugurate the opening session of the competition. Nepal take on Laos in the opening game today at 6 pm at Dasharath Stadium.

2023-03-21

Final squad for Prime Minister Three Nations Cup announced

Nepal's squad for the Prime Minister Three Nations Cup football tournament has been announced.

Head coach of men's national team Vincenzo Alberto Annese announced his squad on Tuesday.

Nepal, Bhutan and Laos are taking part in the tournament that begins from Wednesday at Dasharath Stadium.

Nepal will play the opening match against Laos on March 22. Laos will play against Bhutan on March 25 before Nepal vs Bhutan match on March 28. All the group stage matches will begin at 6 pm.

The final will be played on March 31 at 5:30 pm. All the matches will be played in the March FIFA Window.

Final squad

Goalkeepers: Kiran Kumar Limbu (Punjab FC), Deep Karki (Manang Marsyangdi Club), Abhishek Baral (Royal Blue Satdobato Youth Club)

Defenders: Sanish Shrestha (APF Football Club), Bikash Khawas (Tribhuvan Army Football Club), Ananta Tamang (Church Boys United), Padam Bhattarai (FC Khumaltar), Aditya Chaudhary (Jawalakhel Youth Club), Nishant Khadka (Sankata Club)

Midfielders: Pujan Uperkoti (Machhindra Football Club), Arik Bista (Church Boys United), Nabin Lama (APF Football Club), Rohit Chand (Persik Kediri), Kamal Thapa (Manang Marsyangdi Club), Mani Kumar Lama (APF Football Club), Bharat Khawas (Tribhuvan Army Football Club)

Forwards: Ayush Ghalan (Sankata Club), Nawayug Shrestha (Tribhuvan Army Football Club), Dipak Singh Thakuri (Satdobato Youth Club), Anjan Bista (Church Boys United), Aashish Chaudhary (Church Boys United), Sumit Shrestha (Manang Marsyangdi Club), Manish Dangi (Sankata Club)

2023-03-17

Kavre DFA and ANFA organize ANFA community coaching course Kavre district.

Kavre District Football Association (KDFA) and All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) have organized a four-day ANFA community coaching course from 17th-21st March 2023. The course is aimed at developing talented coaches and is being conducted by Sanjeet Singh, with Chet Narayan Shrestha as the assistant instructor. 32 participants are participating from across the Kavre district and the Course was inaugurated by Acting President (KDFA) Mahesh Karmacharya, along with other members of the Kavre district football association at Dhulikhel Football Ground in Kavre.

2023-03-17

Jawalakhel defeat Three Star; Church Boys share points with 10 men Machhindra

Jawalakhel Youth Club bounced back from the defeat against Friends Club to beat Three Star Club 1-0 in the Martyr's Memorial A Division League 2023 on Friday.

In the match at ANFA Complex in Satdobato, Nkoto Synous Masoabi scored the only goal for Jawalakhel. Masoabi scored the goal in the 16th minute.

In the other match at Chyasal Stadium, Church Boys United played a goalless draw against Machhindra Football Club.

Machhindra played the second half of the game with 10 players after midfielder Pujan Uperkoti was shown a straight red for a foul on Jospeh Owusu Bempah. Uperkoti was shown a straight red after he elbowed Bempah in the 42nd minute.

Machhindra held on despite the numerical disadvantage and with Church Boys missing numerous opportunities to break the deadlock the game ended with both sides sharing points.

Royal Blue Satdobato Youth Club lead the table with 12 points. Church Boys are second on the table with 11 points. Jawalakhel are third with 10 points.

Friends Club will play against Tribhuvan Army Football Club at Chyasal Stadium at 2:30 pm on Saturday. Nepal Police Club will face New Road Team at the same time at Dasharath Stadium while Manang Marsyangdi Club take on APF Football Club in the third game of the day.

Nepal vs Hong Kong, China match cancelled

Procurement of Hotel Services [16th March, 2026 - Naya Patrika]

Nepal vs Hong Kong, China

Commemorative Memento Statue of Players[Naya Patrika: 20th January, 2026]

Supply of hatchback car [Naya Patrika: 20th January, 2026]

A Division Commercial rights

11th Ex-Co meeting

ANFA Congress Schedule

News

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to distribute prize money of PM Three Nations Cup

Final squad for Prime Minister Three Nations Cup announced

Kavre DFA and ANFA organize ANFA community coaching course Kavre district.

Jawalakhel defeat Three Star; Church Boys share points with 10 men Machhindra

A Division

Church Boys United to face Bhutan's Paro FC in AFC Challenge League

RC32 Football Academy face Khalibari Yuba Club in C Division opener

Uttam Raj Bhandari appointed team manager of national team

National team returns home after SAFF Championship

Activity

Final squad announced for SAFF Women's Championship

35 players called up for SAFF Women's Championship's closed camp

32 players called up in FIFA Series initial squad

Bagmati edge RS Resort in nine-goal thriller, Police down Church Boys

ANFA

Nine C division clubs selected as voting members

Seven clubs granted National License

ANFA Executive Committee holds emergency meeting, approves key infrastructure and competition decisions

Nepal Hosts Inaugural Vatsalya SAFF Women’s Club Championship from Friday

B Division

Planning Boys, Saraswoti register wins as B Division League concludes

RCT, Birgunj, Boys Union win final matches

Madhyapur thrash Nayabasti, Chyasal defeat Jhapa

Shree Bhagawati promoted, RCT’s draw relegates Tusal

C Division

Karki Most Valuable player, Samajik Youth Fair Play team

Bagmati crowned C Division champions, RC 32 finish second

Roshan Chhetri scores five to rout Jhamsikhel

Sanga, Swoyambhu share spoils; Golbazar downed by Samajik Youth

Capacity Building

Two-day Amateur Football Environment Analysis concludes

ANFA Begins Two-Day Amateur Football Environment Analysis

ANFA/ANFA C Diploma Coaching Course begins

Two-day capacity building workshop for coach educators begins

Competition

Laligurans edge Chitlang, Army narrowly beat Satdobato

Friends and Jawalakhel share spoils, Church Boys thrash Sankata

Shree Bhagawati edge Manang, Nawa Jana snatch late winner

Army edge Machhindra, Laligurans outlast Planning Boys

Development

Central and South Asian MAs gather for FIFA Forward 3.0 Workshop in Dubai

ANFA, Saudi Arabia Football Federation sign football development MoU

ANFA to run full-fledged physiotherapy and rehabitation program

Future of Football conference for national team coaches held

Futsal

Nepal beat Bhutan 4–1 to finish third in SAFF Futsal Championship

Nepal bounce back with 4–1 win over Bangladesh

Nepal fall 2–1 to Maldives

Nepal denied win after late Pakistan comeback

International Arena

AFC Social Responsibility Committee outlines strategic approach for more inspired outcomes

Gianni Infantino re-elected unopposed as FIFA president

SAFF confirms Sports Partner International as the official commercial partner

Deal with NPO to Strengthen Grassroots

Men's Team

Nepal off to Laos for AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers match

Nepal awarded with 3-0 victory over Malaysia

Resilient Nepal fall short as Malaysia clinch 1–0 victory

Nepal hold Bangladesh to thrilling draw

Profiles

Overcoming societal taboos to relish national team dream

A striker who aims to make up for lost time

Ravi Shankar Paswan, a speedy midfielder who hopes to play in foreign football leagues

A little-known decorated FIFA referee who hopes to aspire new generation

Referee

ANFA Distributes FIFA Badges for 2026

FIFA MA Refereeing Course Concludes

Five-day FIFA MA Refereeing Course begins

ANFA Basic Referee Course concludes in Panchthar

SAFF Women

India crushes Nepal to lift record fifth SAFF Women's title

India set final date with hosts Nepal

Nepal beat Sri Lanka 4-0 to enter final

India ousted Sri Lanka 5-0; Nepal face Sri Lanka in semis

Social Responsibility

Manakamana Youth Club starts spraying disinfectant in local ward after increase in Covid-19 cases

ANFA Corporate Social Responsibility conducted a voluntary blood donation

WOMEN

Final squad for SAFF Women's Championship confirmed