Bal Gopal Maharjan has been given the responsibilities of head coach of the men’s national team for the two friendly matches against Bangladesh national team.
Head Coach Johan Kalin, currently in his native Sweden, will not be available for the friendlies due to the travel restrictions set in his country in the current Covid-19 pandemic.
Kiran Shrestha has been charged with assistant coach role and Bikash Malla as goalkeeping coach.
Meanwhile, the training for the two friendlies against Bangladesh will begin on Thursday. National team players will arrive for the training on Wednesday.
Players called up for national team training
Abhishek Rijal, Bishal Shrestha, Devendra Tamang, Sujal Shrestha, Bishal Rai, Ranjit Dhimal, Bikesh Kuthu, Suman Aryal, Nawayug Shrestha, Seshehang Aangdengbe (Limbu), George Prince Karki, Bikash Khawas, Saroj Dahal, Amit Tamang, Subash Gurung, Tej Tamang, Ajit Bhandari, Ravi Paswan, Sunil Bal, Tshring Gurung, Aashis Lama, Ananta Tamang, Bikram Lama, Mikchen Tamang, Dilen Loktan, Anjan Bista, Pujan Uparkoti, Bimal Rana, Deep Karki, Arik Bista, Darshan Gurung, Rohit Chand and Kiran Limbu