ANFA: All Nepal Football Association

2024-06-07

Nepal lose to UAE in Saudi Arabia

UAE defeated Nepal 4-0 in the home match of the second round of World Cup Qualifiers match in Saudi Arabia on Thursday.

Nepal conceded twice in each halves as they were undone in the match played at Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Stadium.

Harib Abdalla Almusharrkh opened the scoring in the 12th minute of the match before adding another one two minutes later.

Nepal swung into action after Sanish Shrestha and Chhiring Lama were substituted in and saw the efforts strike the bar twice. Sanjeeb Bista headed Sanish's cross into the bar before Bishal Basnet's goal-bound shot also hit UAE's player and came off the bar.

Ali Saleh Amro scored the third goal in the 53rd minute before Hazim Abbaas scored the fourth in the 75th.

Basant Jimba debuted for the national side in the defeat. Nepal will now play against Yemen in the same venue on June 11.

2024-06-06

President of Makwanpur District Referree Association Shrestha passes away

Akil Lal Shrestha, President of Makwanpur District Referree Association passed away on Wednesday night. He was 40.

Shrestha had complained of chest pain at around 11 pm at his home and was rushed to a hospital. His famiy sources said the hospital declared him dead after arrival.

Shrestha was also a ANFA Category 2 Referee. He is survived by his wife and his son.

2024-06-03

Tamang appointed as head coach of national women's team, Thapa assistant coach

ANFA has appointed Rajendra Tamang as the head coach of national women's team. Bhagwati Thapa will work as Assistant Coach of the national team while Binod Maharjan has been appointed as Goalkeeping Coach.

Bindra Dewan will continue as Team Manager while Dr Jyoti Rai and Nabina Shrestha Baidhya will work as Team Doctor and Team Physio respectively.

ANFA General Secretary Kiran Rai handed over appointment letters to the appointed officials at ANFA Complex in Satdobato on Monday.

2024-06-03

Nepal to host SAFF Women's Championship 2024 in October

Nepal has been confirmed as the host nation for the SAFF Women's Championship 2024 to be played from October 17-30.

The SAFF Competition Committee meeting on Monday approved Nepal as the host for the SAFF Women's Championship 2024.

All seven member associations of SAFF will be taking part in the tournament. All seven member associations of SAFF will be taking part in the tournament. All Nepal Football Association had expressed its desire to host the regional tournament in Nepal.

Nepal had also hosted the previous edition of SAFF Women's Championship in 2022 where Nepal lost 3-1 to Bangladesh in the finals.

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

Nepal lose to UAE in Saudi Arabia

President of Makwanpur District Referree Association Shrestha passes away

Tamang appointed as head coach of national women's team, Thapa assistant coach

Nepal to host SAFF Women's Championship 2024 in October

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

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

Sankata dominate NRT, Army defeat Jhapa

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