Jagjeet Shrestha, Aashish Rai called into national team, Santosh Tamang left out

National men's team head coach Abdullah Almutairi has called Tribhuvan Army Football Club's Jagjeet Shrestha and Chyasal Youth Club's Aashish Rai into the initial squad of the national team for the two friendlies against Mauritius.

Almutairi has also left out TAFC's Santosh Tamang due to injury.

Nepal is playing two friendlies against Mauritius on January 29 and February 1. Both the dates fall under the FIFA international match calendar dates.

Initial squad

1. Bishal Shrestha (GK) (Machhindra Football Club)
2. Deep Karki (GK) (Himalayan Sherpa)
3. Kiran Kumar Limbu (GK) (Maziya S&RC)
4. Satrughan Chaudhary (GK) (Nepal Police Club)
5. Tikendra Thapa (GK) (Jawalakhel Youth Club)
6. Aashish Lama (APF)
7. Aashish Rai (Chyasal Youth Club)
8. Ahyush Ghalan (Three Star Club)
9. Akash Buda Magar (Satdobato Youth Club)
10. Ananta Tamang (Three Star Club)
11. Anjan Bista (Manang Marsyangdi Club)
12. Arik Bista (New Road Team)
13. Bimal Gharti Magar (Machhindra Football Club)
14. Bishal Rai (Machhindra Football Club)
15. Darshan Gurung (New Road Team)
16. Devendra Tamang (Machhindra Football Club)
17. Dinesh Hemjan (Tribhuvan Army Football Club)
18. Dinesh Rajbanshi (Manang Marsyangdi Club)
19. Gautam Shrestha (Tribhuvan Army Football Club)
20. Jagjeet Shrestha (Tribhuvan Army Football Club)
21. Kamal Thapa (Himalayan Sherpa Club)
22. Krittish Ratna Chhunju (New Road Team)
23. Manish Dangi (Machhindra Football Club)
24. Nabin Gurung (New Road Team)
25. Nitin Thapa (Manang Marsyangdi Club)
26. Pujan Uperkoti (Manang Marsyangdi Club)
27. Subash Gurung (Sankata Club)
28. Sudip Gurung (Satdobato Youth Club)
29. Sujal Shrestha (Machhindra Football Club)
30. Suman Aryal (Tribhuvan Army Football Club)
31. Suman Lama (Nepal Police Club)
32. Sunil Bal (Machhindra Football Club)
33. Suraj Jeu Thakuri (Jawalakhel Youth Club)
34. Sushil Rai (Satdobato Youth Club)
35. Tej Tamang (Nepal Police Club)