All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has bid farewell to the Nepal national women’s football team on Wednesday.
Nepal is set to participate in Nadezhda Cup to be held from September 8 to 12 in Kyrgyzstan.
Apart from the host Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Nepal are competing in the tournament. The tournament will be played in round-robin format and the top two teams will make it the finals.
Nepal are taking this tournament as part of the preparations for the South Asian Games (SAG) that is happening this year in Nepal.
National Sports Council Member Secretary Ramesh Siwal, ANFA President Karma Tsering Sherpa, ANFA Senior VP Pankaj Bikram Nembang and ANFA General Secretary Indraman Tuladhar among other bade farewell to the team.
SQUAD:
Goalkeepers: Anjila Tumbapo Subba, Anjana Rana Magar
Defenders: Punam Jargha Magar, Hira Kumari Bhujel, Amrita Jaisi, Gita Rana, Kabita Dhimal
Midfielders: Dipa Rai, Renuka Nagarkote, Anita Basnet, Manjali Kumari Yonjan, Saru Limbu, Bimala Chaudhary, Indira Rai
Forwards: Niru Thapa (C), Rekha Poudel, Anita KC, Sabitra Bhandari