ANFA: All Nepal Football Association

2022-01-18

National team begins training for Mauritius

The national men's football team has begun training for the upcoming friendlies against Mauritius from Tuesday.

Thirty-four players joined the camp for training at ANFA Complex in Satdobato.

Ayush Ghalan, Dinesh Henjan and Kamal Thapa, previously called by head coach Abdullah Almutairi, will not join the squad. Thapa will not join due to family reasons and Henjan requires surgery on his back injury while Ghalan has chickenpox.

Head coach Abudullah Almutairi has called Satdobato Youth Club's Prashant Awasthi to the squad. Santosh Tamang has also joined the squad to continue his recovery from injury. He has been recovering fast and will be considered for the team after assessing his fitness.

Players:

Bishal Shrestha (GK) (Machhindra Football Club)
Deep Karki (GK) (Himalayan Sherpa)
Kiran Kumar Limbu (GK) (Maziya S&RC)
Satrughan Chaudhary (GK) (Nepal Police Club)
Tikendra Thapa (GK) (Jawalakhel Youth Club)
Aashish Lama (APF)
Aashish Rai (Chyasal Youth Club)
Akash Buda Magar (Satdobato Youth Club)
Ananta Tamang (Three Star Club)
Anjan Bista (Manang Marsyangdi Club)
Arik Bista (New Road Team)
Bimal Gharti Magar (Machhindra Football Club)
Bishal Rai (Machhindra Football Club)
Darshan Gurung (New Road Team)
Devendra Tamang (Machhindra Football Club)
Dinesh Rajbanshi (Manang Marsyangdi Club)
Gautam Shrestha (Tribhuvan Army Football Club)
Jagjeet Shrestha (Tribhuvan Army Football Club)
Krittish Ratna Chhunju (New Road Team)
Manish Dangi (Machhindra Football Club)
Nabin Gurung (New Road Team)
Nitin Thapa (Manang Marsyangdi Club)
Pujan Uperkoti (Manang Marsyangdi Club)
Prashant Awasthi (Satdobato Youth Club)
Santosh Tamang (Tribhuvan Army Football Club)
Subash Gurung (Sankata Club)
Sudip Gurung (Satdobato Youth Club)
Sujal Shrestha (Machhindra Football Club)
Suman Aryal (Tribhuvan Army Football Club)
Suman Lama (Nepal Police Club)
Sunil Bal (Machhindra Football Club)
Suraj Jeu Thakuri (Jawalakhel Youth Club)
Sushil Rai (Satdobato Youth Club)
Tej Tamang (Nepal Police Club)

2022-01-17

Machhindra to face Sri Lanka's Blue Star in AFC Cup Qualifiers

Defending Champions and league leaders Machhindra Football Club will play Sri Lanka's league winners Blue Star in the AFC Cup Qualifiers.

MFC were drawn against Blue Star in the preliminary stage of the draw conducted by the Asian Football Federation on Monday. The game will be played on April 5.

This is the first time MFC are playing the AFC competition. MFC had topped the league table after the seventh round making them eligible for the Qualifiers.

MFC will face India's ATK Mohun Bagan in the next round on April 12 if they win the match against Blue Star. To ensure their place in the group stage, MFC have to win against ATK Mohun Bagan and defeat the winner from the other preliminary stage.

If they secure place in the group stage, MFC will be slotted in Group D along with India's Gokulam Kerala, Bangladesh's Bashundhara Kings and Maldives Maziya Sports and Recreation.

2022-01-17

Darshan Gurung's double takes NRT to sixth

Darshan Gurung scored a brace as New Road Team (NRT) registered a 2-0 win over Jawalakhel Youth Club (JYC) to move to sixth in the table of the Qatar Airways Martyr's Memorial 'A' Division League 2021/22 on Monday.

Gurung scored twice in the space of four minutes to give NRT the win at Dasharath Stadium.

He scored his first in the 69th minute and added the second in the 73rd. JYC also had few opportunities to their name but lacked finishing.

NRT's coach Jeevan Sinkemana, speaking in place of head coach Raju Kaji Shakya who was ill, said they were happy for the win and the vital three points. "Players played very well today. We are happy with the win," said Sinkemana. He added that the team will now try to finish in the top-four spot in the league.

JYC's head coach Kishor Kumar KC said they wanted to win at least a point against NRT today. "We had opportunities which we could not finish and lost rhythm in the second half. We wanted at least a point but could not," said KC.

JYC are 10th in the table with eight points from nine games.

The league will now head for a break and will return after the FIFA international match calendar dates. The postponed match between Chyasal Youth Club and Nepal Police Club will also take place after the break.

2022-01-17

ANFA signs football development MoU with SAFF

All Nepal Football (ANFA) and Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) have signed a two-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) on various aspects of football development.

ANFA President Karma Tsering Sherpa and SAFF President Yasser Almisehal signed the MoU in Saudi Arabia on Sunday.

As per the agreement, the two sides will invite or host visit to football facilities. There will also be international friendlies and training camps of various age groups teams (U17, U20, U23) between the two sides.

ANFA and SAFF will also carry out exchange programs on referee development, referee education, VAR skills and referee appointments for competitions hosted in both countries.

Various workshops, meetings and seminars will also be conducted to support and encourage expertise resources sharing on youth football development.

ANFA President Sherpa is currently on a visit to Saudi Arabia. He had met with AFC General Secretary Dato’ Windsor John and Deputy General Secretary Vahid Kardany on Saturday. The meeting agreed to resume technical assistance fund for ANFA.

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

National team begins training for Mauritius

Machhindra to face Sri Lanka's Blue Star in AFC Cup Qualifiers

Darshan Gurung's double takes NRT to sixth

ANFA signs football development MoU with SAFF

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