Sabitra Bhandari named captain of Nepal national women’s football team

Forward Sabitra Bhandari has been appointed captain of the Nepal national women’s football team.

Head coach Patrick De Wilde handed her the captain’s armband ahead of Nepal’s AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers opener against Laos in Uzbekistan.

Nepal is placed in Group F alongside hosts Uzbekistan, Laos, and Sri Lanka. The qualifiers will be held from June 29 to July 5.

Bhandari, Nepal’s all-time leading goal scorer, becomes the 11th player to captain the national women’s team.