ANFA: All Nepal Football Association

2019-06-11

ANFA appoints coaches for various age group teams and province

The All Nepal Football Association on Tuesday appoints following coaches for the various age group teams and province.

U16 (Boys)

Head Coach: Sunil Shrestha

Assistant Coach: Raj Kumar KC

GK Coach: Binod Dangol

U18 (Boys)

Head Coach: Chet Narayan Shrestha

Assistant Coach: Sanoj Shrestha

GK Coach: Channu Ram Chaudhary

U15 (Girls)

Head Coach: Rakesh Shrestha

Assistant Coach: Bhagwati Thapa

GK Coach: Min Basnet

South Asian Games (Women’s)

Head Coach: Hari Khadka

Assistant Coach: Aruna Gurung

GK Coach: Ashmita Khawash

South Asian Games (Men’s)

Head Coach: Bal Gopal Maharjan

Assistant Coach: Rajesh Manandhar

GK Coach: Mrigendra Mishra

Butwal Academy

Head Coach: Hari Om Shrestha

Assistant Coach: Pukar Gahatraj

GK Coach: Dilip Chhetri

Dharan Academy

Head Coach: Suman Shrestha

Province 1: Suman Shrestha

Province 2: Prakash Aryal

Province3: Binod Lama

Province 4: Kiran Shrestha

Province 5: Janak KC

Province 6 & 7: Dipesh Yonjan

2019-06-03

Referee Course held in Siraha

The All Nepal Football Association's Referee Course began in Siraha on Sunday. A total of 27 referees from eight district are attending the course conducted by ANFA Referee Development Officer Sri Ram Ranjitkar.

Asheswer Prasad Yadav, Mayor of Siraha Municipality, was the chief guest while Upendra Yadva, Member of the National Sports Council, was the guest.

The participants are:

1. Om Bahadur Raut, 2. Ram Kumar Chaudhary, 3. Raja Ram Chaudhary, 4. Saroj Kumar Mahato, 5. Prakash Kumar Pashwan, 6. Raj Kishor Ojhaiya, 7. Mandip Kumar, 8. Nand Kishor Das, 9. Raj Tamang, 10. Jitu Mandal, 11. Kamlesh Kumar Nouniya, 12. Arbind Kumar Sardar, 13. Harendra Dhami, 14. Rambabau Kumar Sahani, 15. Ajay Majhi, 16. Mukesh Adhikari, 17. Sikendra Sharma, 18. Narendra Yadav, 19. Dev Kant Chaudhary, 20. Ashesh Kumar Chaudhary, 21. Rakesh Singh, 22. Bimal Kumar Waiba, 23. Akash Gandrama Magar, 24. Bhoj Bahaudr Pulami, 25. Avishek Chaudhary, 26. Karma Singh Danuwar, 27. Chitra Bahadur Susling.

The course will go on till June 8.

2019-05-27

10 teams to participate in Vice President Cup Women's League

The All Nepal Football Association will organize Vice President Cup Women’s League 2076 from Bhadra 20.

The tournament will run for six months and will feature 10 teams.

ANFA will conduct qualifying matches in all the seven province starting from Bhadra 20, where the champion teams from each province will play the Women’s League. Three departmental and seven province team will participate in the tournament to be played in double round rule basis.

The league will end on Magh 28.

2019-05-20

Kalin announces his final squad for upcoming friendlies

Nepal Men’s national team head coach, Johan Kalin has announced his squad for the upcoming international friendlies next month.

Nepal will face Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on June 2, and afterward, June 6, the team will play Chinese Taipei in an international friendly.

The match is part of the preparation matches for the FIFA World Cup 2020 Qualifiers.

Nepal Head Coach, Johan Kalin said: “It an opportunity for us to continue building a way of playing. We expect two tough games and hopefully we can take steps forwards.

“The selection is based on training done. Some new players have performed very well in the practice session and hopefully they can prove themselves in the games also.

“Some of the players have fitness problems and we have chosen to pick fully fit players to this games.”

Here’s the squad:

Goalkeepers: Kiran Chemjong, Alan Neupane, Bikesh Kuthu

Defenders: Biraj Maharjan, Saroj Dahal, Rajeen Dhimal, Suman Aryal, Ananta Tamang, Ajit Bhandari, Devendra Tamang, Ravi Silwal.

Midfielders/Forwards: Sunil Bal, Ravi Paswan, Sujal Shrestha, Bishal Rai, Rohit Chand, Bikram Lama, Santosh Tamang, Tej Tamang, Bimal Rana, Nawayug Shrestha, Abishek Rijal, Anjan Bista.

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

ANFA appoints coaches for various age group teams and province

Referee Course held in Siraha

10 teams to participate in Vice President Cup Women's League

Kalin announces his final squad for upcoming friendlies

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