The national U-19 youth team has been bid farewell for the SAFF U-19 Championship in India from May 9.
The farewell ceremony was held at ANFA Complex in Satdobato.
ANFA President Pankaj Bikram Nembang presided over the farewell ceremony with General Secretary Kiran Rai, Ex-Co member Purushottam Thapa, CEO Indraman Tuladhar, among others, also attending.
Nepal have been drawn alongside hosts India and Sri Lanka in Group B of the competition. Nepal will play their first match against Sri Lanka on May 11 followed by against India on May 13.
Nepali squad
Goalkeepers: Bhakta Bahadur Pariyar, Upendra Lwagun, Bishesh Baniya
Defenders: Roshan Tamang, Rohan Moktan, Prashant Moktan, Kushahang Nembang, Madan Paudel, Ram Thapa, Bijay Urba, Siddhant Khadka
Midfielders: Krishna Bahadur Ale, Krish Thapa Magar, Saroj Darlami, Lachhu Thapa, Sabin Kumar Lungeli Magar, Ranjeet Lama, Subash Bam, Bigyan Khadka
Forwards: Pawan Pakhrin, Dharbendra Kunwar, Sujan Dangol, Prasun Tamang
Officials: Rabin Khadka (Team Manager), Urjan Shrestha (Head Coach), Binam Shrestha (Assistant Coach), Mangal Maharjan (Assistant Coach), Sanjiv Joshi (Goalkeeping coach), Anish Budathoki (Team Physio), Manoj Thapa (Media Officer)