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2023-11-10

ANFA bids farewell to national team for UAE match

All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has bid farewell to the national men's squad travelling to UAE for the second round of World Cup Qualifiers match against UAE.

Chief Guest and Member Secretary at National Sports Council (NSC) Tanka Lal Ghising, ANFA President Pankaj Bikram Nembang, Vice Presidents Deepak Khatiwada and Dawa Lama and Ex-Co member and coordinator of national team Manish Joshi bid the team at ANFA Complex on Friday.

NSC Member Secretary Ghising, ANFA President Pankaj Bikram Nembang, Vice President Deepak Khatiwada and Ex-Co member Manish Joshi addressed the farewell ceremony.

Nepal will play against UAE on Thursday. The team will fly for the match on Sunday.

Players

Goalkeepers: Kiran Kumar Limbu, Deep Karki, Abhishek Baral

Defenders: Sanish Shrestha, Rohit Chand, Anjan Rai, Aashish Chaudhary, Amrit Shrestha, Arik Bista, Chhiring Lama, Yogesh Gurung

Midfielders: Laken Limbu, Utsav Rai, Kritish Ratna Chhunju, Manish Dangi, Sesehang Angdembe, Nishan Hamal

Forwards: Anjan Bista, Ayush Ghalan, Gillespye Jung Karki, Hisub Thapaliya, Sanjeeb Bista, Rajesh Pariyar

Officials: Uttam Raj Bhandari (Team Manager), Vincenzo Alberto Annese (Head Coach), Prabesh Katwal (Coach), Binod Maharjan (GK Coach), Dr Raju Dangol Maharjan (Team Doctor), Avishkar Pudasaini (Physiotherapist), Bikash Gurung (Kit Manager), Shyam Krishna Subedi (Official), Mani Dewan (Official), Kabirash Sharma (Media Officer)

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2023-11-10

Final squad for World Cup Qualifiers match against UAE announced

Nepal squad for the World Cup Qualifiers match against UAE has been announced.

Head coach Vincenzo Alberto Annese announced his final squad for the second round match of the Qualifiers on Friday.

Nepal will play against UAE on Thursday. The team will fly for the match on Sunday.

Final squad

Goalkeepers: Kiran Kumar Limbu, Deep Karki, Abhishek Baral

Defenders: Sanish Shrestha, Rohit Chand, Anjan Rai, Aashish Chaudhary, Amrit Shrestha, Arik Bista, Chhiring Lama, Yogesh Gurung

Midfielders: Laken Limbu, Utsav Rai, Kritish Ratna Chhunju, Manish Dangi, Sesehang Angdembe, Nishan Hamal

Forwards: Anjan Bista, Ayush Ghalan, Gillespye Jung Karki, Hisub Thapaliya, Sanjeeb Bista, Rajesh Pariyar

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2023-11-09

Extraordinary Congress rejects no-confidence motion against ANFA President Nembang

The ANFA Extraordinary Congress in Hetauda has rejected the no-confidence motion against ANFA President Pankaj Bikram Nembang.  

Fifty-three votes were cast of the total 87 in the election at Royal Party Palace in Hetauda. While one vote was invalid, all other 52 votes voted against the no-confidence motion continuing Nembang's position at the helm of ANFA.

There was only one agenda in the Congress with President Nembang facing the no-confidence motion against him.

Representatives from districts, clubs and various associations had gathered for the jamboree in Hetauda on Thursday.

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2023-10-17

Nepal into second round after 2-1 aggregate win over Laos

Nepal marched into the second round of World Cup Qualifiers first round after an aggregate 2-1 win over Laos over two legs.

Manish Dangi scored the only goal for Nepal in the 53rd minute to secure the aggregate win. Dangi latched a pass from Anjan Bista with his left leg for the goal.

The two sides had played a 1-1 draw in the first leg at Dasharath Stadium.

Nepal will now face UAE, Bahrain and Yemen in Group H of the second round. The second round matches will be played in home-and-away format between November 2023 and June 2024.

The team will return home on Wednesday.

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