ANFA: All Nepal Football Association

2024-10-06

Deceased academy players to receive Rs 800,000 each

The ANFA Executive Committee held an emergency meeting to address the tragic loss of academy players in the Sisneri landslide.

The meeting decided to provide Rs 800,000 in compensation to the families of the deceased players: Diwas Baniya, Priyans Acharya, Saimon Yonjan, Anupam Ghalan, Bikal Regmi, and Aditya Balampakhi. It also decided to seek further compensation from FIFA and AFC for the families affected.

A vigil will be held at the ANFA Complex at 5 pm on Monday to honor the players, and future school tournaments will be named in their memory. A probe committee, including central members Bikash Narayan Shrestha and Tika Lama, has been formed to investigate the incident.

Meeting decisions in full:

2024-10-06

SAFF Women's Championship 2024: National women's team squad reduced to 27

The national women's team squad for the SAFF Women's Championship 2024 has been reduced to 27.

Head coach Rajendra Tamang had previously called up 40 players in his squad but chose to leave out 13 players on Sunday.

Nepal will host the regional tournament from October 17-30.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Anjila Tumbapo Subba, Anjana Rana Magar, Usha Nath, Sushila Chaudhary

Defenders: Gita Rana, Amrita Jaisi, Samikshya Ghimire, Nisha Thokar, Puja Rana, Bimala BK, Hira Kumari Bhujel, Pratikchya Chaudhary, Sajani Thokar

Midfielders: Renuka Narkoti, Preeti Rai, Saru Limbu, Dipa Shahi, Sabita Rana Magar, Anita Basnet, Amisha Karki, Bimala Chaudhary, Saraswati Hamal

Forwards: Rashmi Kumari Ghising, Anita KC, Chandra Bhandari, Rekha Poudel, Sabitra Bhandari

2024-10-04

ANFA nominated for AFC Member Association of the Year (Gold)

All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has been nominated for the AFC Member Association of the Year (Gold) category by the Asian Football Federation.

The nominees for the AFC Annual Awards Seoul 2023 was announced on Tuesday with just under a month left to the gala ceremony.

ANFA will vie for the award with Chinese Taipei Football Association and The Football Association of Hong Kong, China Limited.

The AFC Member Association of the Year (Gold) is an award presented by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to recognize the outstanding achievements of a member association within Asian football.

It typically honors the association that has demonstrated excellence in various areas such as governance, development programs, grassroots initiatives, and overall contributions to the sport in their country. Winning this award highlights the association's commitment to promoting football and its positive impact on the sport at both national and regional levels.

Asia’s finest, headlined by the coveted AFC Player of the Year and AFC Women’s Player of the Year accolades, will be crowned on October 29 when the 28th edition of the AFC Annual Awards take place at the stunning Grand Peace Palace of the Kyung Hee University.

The glittering nominee lists for the AFC Annual Awards Seoul 2023 are:

AFC Player of the Year

Yazan Al Naimat (Al Ahli SC/Al Arabi SC and JOR)

Seol Young-woo (Ulsan HD/Crvena Zvezda and KOR)

Akram Afif (Al Sadd SC and QAT)

AFC Women’s Player of the Year

Cortnee Vine (Sydney FC/North Carolina Courage and AUS)

Kiko Seike (Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies/Brighton & Hove Albion and JPN)

Kim Hye-ri (Hyundai Steel Red Angels and KOR)

AFC Asian International Player of the Year (Men)

Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto/Internazionale and IRN)

Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier HSC and JOR)

Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur and KOR)

AFC Asian International Player of the Year (Women)

Ellie Carpenter (Olympique Lyonnais and AUS)

Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City and JPN)

AFC Futsal Player of the Year

Saeid Ahmad Abbasi (IRN)

Fayzali Sardorov (TJK)

Dilshod Rakhmatov (UZB)

AFC Coach of the Year (Men)

Graham Arnold (Australia and AUS)

Go Oiwa (Japan U23 and JPN)

Hwang Sun-hong (Korea Republic U23 and KOR)

AFC Coach of the Year (Women)

Leah Blayney (Australia Women U20 and AUS)

Tomomi Miyamoto (Japan Women and JPN)

Park Youn-jeong (Korea Republic Women U20 and KOR)

AFC Youth Player of the Year (Men)

Gaku Nawata (Kamimura Gakuen High School and JPN)

Bae Jun-ho (Daejon Hana Citizen FC/Stoke City and KOR)

Abbosbek Fayzullaev (CSKA Moscow and UZB)

AFC Youth Player of the Year (Women)

Daniela Galic (Melbourne City/FC Twente and AUS)

Chae Un Yong (Wolmido SC and PRK)

Casey Phair (Angel City FC and KOR)

AFC Member Association of the Year (Platinum)

Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran

Japan Football Association

Korea Football Association

AFC Member Association of the Year (Diamond)

Chinese Football Association

Football Association of Thailand

Vietnam Football Federation

AFC Member Association of the Year (Gold)

Chinese Taipei Football Association

The Football Association of Hong Kong, China Limited

All Nepal Football Association

AFC Member Association of the Year (Ruby)

Bhutan Football Federation

Guam Football Association

Lao Football Federation

AFC Regional Association of the Year

Central Asian Football Association

East Asian Football Federation

South Asian Football Federation

AFC President Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Gold)

Football Australia

Chinese Football Association

Football Association of Singapore

AFC President Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Silver)

Guam Football Association

All India Football Federation

The Football Association of Thailand

AFC President Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Bronze)

Football Federation of Cambodia

Chinese Taipei Football Association

Vietnam Football Federation

AFC Referees Special Award

Yuichi Hatano (JPN)

Turki' Abdullah Al Salehi (OMA)

Ibrahim Yousif Al Raeesi (UAE)

2024-10-02

8th AFC Knowledge Sharing Programme gets underway

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) welcomed the latest batch of the AFC Knowledge Sharing Programme (KSP) today in the Malaysian capital city of Kuala Lumpur.

The two candidates, representing the Myanmar Football Federation (MFF) and the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA), will be assigned to the Confederation’s Referees Department where they will undergo a comprehensive learning experience from October 2 to 19, 2024.

Over the course of two weeks, the candidates will gain valuable insights into the day-to-day operations, latest curriculum, and various other aspects of the acclaimed AFC Referee Academy, which is dedicated to developing world-class match officials.

Built on the legacy of the AFC Internship Programme, the KSP is a capacity building initiative that has enabled representatives from the AFC’s MAs to hone their skills in order to become the future leaders of Asian football.

Over the last seven editions, the KSP has equipped participants from all five regions of the AFC with the necessary knowledge and tools for the overall enhancement of football administration on the Continent, further reiterating the AFC’s ambitions of maintaining its position as a model Confederation.

Upon completing the programme, the participants are expected to apply their newly acquired expertise within their respective organisations and recommend policies where appropriate, contributing to the continuous improvement of football governance in Asia.

The Knowledge Sharing Programme is open to all employees of the AFC’s MAs and RAs. Moreover, candidates from the AFC Academic Centre of Excellence who have graduated with “distinction” will also have the opportunity to be part of the programme.