Shrestha, Silakar appointed U-19 and U-16 coaches

Nepal Football Association has appointed Sunil Shrestha as the head coach of U-19 national team and Rabindra Silakar as the head coach of U-16 national team.

Shrestha and Silakar were head coaches of Jawalakhel Youth Club and Sankata Club respectively in the Martyr's Memorial A Division League 2023.

ANFA General Secretary Kiran Rai handed over the appointment letters to the two coaches on Monday.

Sitaram Ghimire will become the assistant coach of U-16 team while Ganga Ram Deuja the goalkeeper coach.

Sachindra Dhimal and Raju Singh have been nominated as the assistant coach and goalkeeping coach respectively of the U-19 national team. Diwakar Ghale has been assigned the duties of team manager of U-19 team.

Shrestha will be in charge Nepal's U-19 national team for the upcoming SAFF U-19 Championship in Kathmandu from September 21-30 while Silakar will lead the U-16 team in the SAFF U-16 Championship from September 1-10 in Bhutan.

The fixtures of the two tournaments have also been released by SAFF.