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2021-06-22

50 players called up for national team, training to begin from July 1

National men's team head coach Abdullah Almutairi has called up 50 players for national team closed-camp training as the national team begins preparations for the SAFF Championship and AFC Asian Cup China Qualifier Final Round.

The training will begin from July 1 at ANFA Complex in Satdobato.

Players: Arpan Karki (GK), Bikesh Kuthu (GK), Bishal Shrestha (GK), Bishal Sunar (GK), Deep Karki (GK), Kiran Kumar Limbu (GK), Aashish Lama, Abhishek Rijal, Amit Tamang , Ananta Tamang, Anjan Bista, Arik Bista, Ayush Ghalan, Bharat Khawas, Bibek Basnet, Bishal Rai, Darshan Gurung, Dinesh Rajbanshi, Dona Thapa, Gaurav Budathoki, Gautam Shrestha, George Prince Karki, Kamal Thapa, Manish Dangi, Mikchen Tamang, Nawayug Shrestha, Niraj Basnet, Nishan Khadka, Nitin Thapa, Prakash Budathoki, Prizen Tamang, Pujan Uparkoti, Rajan Gurung, Rajeen Dhimal, Rajiv Lopchan, Randip Poudel, Ravi Paswan, Rohit Chand, Sanjog Rai, Santosh Tamang, Sesehang Angdembe, Shisir Lekhi, Sudil Rai, Sujal Shrestha, Suman Aryal, Suman Lama, Sunil Bal, Suraj Jeu Thakuri, Tej Tamang, Tridev Gurung

Training will be held twice dividing the players into two groups at 10 am and 4 pm daily. Media persons will be allowed to take pictures and videos only for the first 15 minutes of the training in the morning and evening on July 1.

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2021-06-17

Players vaccinated and head home for break

Players and officials of the national men's football team have started to return home after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine on Thursday. 

Players and officials were vaccinated at the District Public Health Office in Lalitpur.

The national team returned home on June 13 after playing a friendly against Iraq in Basra and second round of World Cup Qualifiers in Kuwait. Nepal won against Chinese Taipei 2-0 while lost to Jordan and Australia. 

Fourth place finish has also ensured the Nepal's qualification for the AFC Asian Cup China Qualifier Final Round.

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2021-06-16

Nepal qualify for AFC Asian Cup China Qualifier Final Round

Nepal have qualified for the AFC Asian Cup China Qualifier Final Round following the conclusion of the Preliminary Joint Qualifiers Round 2.

Nepal qualified in the final round by virtue of their final positions in the Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 2. Nepal finished fourth in the FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group B behind Australia, Kuwait and Jordan.

AFC has stated that three of the lowest ranked second-placed teams, all eight teams which finished in the third and fourth place as well as three best fifth-placed teams have qualified for the 24-team AFC Asian Cup China 2023™ Qualifiers Final Round.

Having finished as lowest ranked fifth-placed teams, Indonesia, Cambodia, Chinese Taipei and Guam will now play in the play-offs.

Nepal had defeated Chinese Taipei while lost to Jordan and Australia in the second round of World Cup Asian Qualifiers in Kuwait.

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2021-06-12

ANFA marked 6th death anniversary of late Lalit Krishna Shrestha

The All Nepal Football Association today marked 6th death anniversary of late Lalit Krishna Shrestha, former acting president of the ANFA and president of Three Star Club.

The football fraternity paid floral tribute to his statue at the ANFA premises amid a programme organised by the ANFA. 

Shrestha passed away of electrocution at his residence in Bhaisepati on this day in 2015. 

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