ANFA: All Nepal Football Association

2023-05-30

Preliminary squad for SAFF Championship 2023 announced

The initial squad for the upcoming SAFF Championship 2023 to be held in India from June 21 to July 4 has been announced.

Head coach Vincenzo Alberto Annese announced his 30 member squad on Tuesday.

Nepal have been drawn against hosts India, Kuwait and Pakistan in Group A of the Championship. Lebanon, Maldives, Bhutan and Bangladesh are in the other group.

Initial Squad:

Goalkeepers: Kiran Chemjong (RG Punjab FC), Deep Karki (Manang Marsyangdi Club), Bishal Shrestha (Machhindra Football Club)

Defenders: Bimal Panday (Tribhuvan Army Football Club), Sanish Shrestha (APF Football Club), Ananta Tamang (Church Boys United), Devendra Tamang (Machhindra Football Club), Nishant Khadka (Sankata Club), Ashish Gurung (Manang Marsyangdi Club), Bikram Lama (Three Star Club), Rohit Chand (Persic Kedri), Simanta Thapa (Jawalakhel Youth Club), Anjal Maharjan (Friends Club)

Midfielders: Pujan Uperkoti (Machhindra Football Club), Arik Bista (Church Boys United), Nabin Lama (APF Football Club), Mani Kumar Lama (APF Football Club), Sudip Gurung (Satdobato Youth Club), Laken Limbu (Three Star Club), Avas Lamichhane (APF Football Club), Bishal Tamang (Jawalakhel Youth Club)

Forwards: Ayush Ghalan (Sankata Club), Nawayug Shrestha (Tribhuvan Army Football Club), Dipak Raj Singh Thakuri (Satdobato Youth Club), Anjan Bista (Church Boys United), Manish Dangi (Sankata Club), Aashish Chaudhary (Church Boys United), Bimal Gharti Magar (Machhindra Football Club), Gillespye Jung Karki (Tribhuvan Army Football Club), Dinesh Henjan (Tribhuvan Army Football Club)

2023-05-28

Manang defeats Three Star, Satdobato lose again

Manang Marsyangdi Club defeated Three Star Club 1-0 to register their first win under new coach Bishnu Gurung in the Martyr's Memorial A Division League 2023 on Sunday.

In the match at ANFA Complex, Chetan Kumar Tharu scored the only goal of the match in the 38th minute. The win takes Manang's tally to 28 points from 22 games and are 10th in the table. Three Star are a place down with 26 points.

In the other match of the day, New Road Team defeated Royal Blue Satdobato Youth Club 2-1 at Chyasal Stadium.

Nicolas Serge Song and Sanam Sodemba Limbu scored the goals for NRT. Shiva Subedi pulled one back for Satdobato but could not prevent from losing their third consecutive game.

Song opened the scoring in the 66th minute before Limbu doubled it four minutes later. Subedi's goal for Satdobato came in the 81st minute.

The win propels NRT to eighth on the table with 29 points. Satdobato are sixth with 29 points.

2023-05-28

International Menstrual Hygiene Day marked with orientation programme

The International Menstrual Hygiene Day has been marked with an orientation and interaction programme with members and officials of the U-20 national women's team.

The day was marked by ANFA in coordination with WaterAid Nepal. ANFA Ex-Co member and Women's Committee Coordinator Sarila Shrestha Maleku, members and officials of the U-20 national women's team, Head of Grassroots Football Pankaj Shahi, Country Director of WaterAid Nepal Tripti Rai, Head of Business Development and Strategic Partnership Pratibedan Baidhya, Head of Policy and Advocacy Seema Rajouria, Program Policy Coordinator Saheli Maharjan were present in the programme.

Rajouria and Maharjan facilitated the programme.

The programme focused on menstruation and female athletes and issues they endure during periods.

It was an interactive and fruitful program that will help female players to speak out their concerns related to period. The program ended on a positive note and ANFA and WaterAid Nepal hopeful to further work in the sector of menstruation hygiene and health and WASH facilities in near future.

2023-05-28

Kishor Rai elected President of Koshi Province Football Association

Kishor Rai has been elected as the President of the Koshi Province Football Association during a general assembly held on Sunday.

Rai was unanimously elected to the post.

The office bearers of the association were also elected unanimous.

Nepal vs Hong Kong, China match cancelled

Procurement of Hotel Services [16th March, 2026 - Naya Patrika]

Nepal vs Hong Kong, China

Commemorative Memento Statue of Players[Naya Patrika: 20th January, 2026]

Supply of hatchback car [Naya Patrika: 20th January, 2026]

A Division Commercial rights

11th Ex-Co meeting

ANFA Congress Schedule

News

Preliminary squad for SAFF Championship 2023 announced

Manang defeats Three Star, Satdobato lose again

International Menstrual Hygiene Day marked with orientation programme

Kishor Rai elected President of Koshi Province Football Association

A Division

Church Boys United to face Bhutan's Paro FC in AFC Challenge League

RC32 Football Academy face Khalibari Yuba Club in C Division opener

Uttam Raj Bhandari appointed team manager of national team

National team returns home after SAFF Championship

Activity

35 players called up for SAFF Women's Championship's closed camp

32 players called up in FIFA Series initial squad

Bagmati edge RS Resort in nine-goal thriller, Police down Church Boys

Sankata dominate NRT, Army defeat Jhapa

ANFA

Nine C division clubs selected as voting members

Seven clubs granted National License

ANFA Executive Committee holds emergency meeting, approves key infrastructure and competition decisions

Nepal Hosts Inaugural Vatsalya SAFF Women’s Club Championship from Friday

B Division

Planning Boys, Saraswoti register wins as B Division League concludes

RCT, Birgunj, Boys Union win final matches

Madhyapur thrash Nayabasti, Chyasal defeat Jhapa

Shree Bhagawati promoted, RCT’s draw relegates Tusal

C Division

Karki Most Valuable player, Samajik Youth Fair Play team

Bagmati crowned C Division champions, RC 32 finish second

Roshan Chhetri scores five to rout Jhamsikhel

Sanga, Swoyambhu share spoils; Golbazar downed by Samajik Youth

Capacity Building

Two-day Amateur Football Environment Analysis concludes

ANFA Begins Two-Day Amateur Football Environment Analysis

ANFA/ANFA C Diploma Coaching Course begins

Two-day capacity building workshop for coach educators begins

Competition

Laligurans edge Chitlang, Army narrowly beat Satdobato

Friends and Jawalakhel share spoils, Church Boys thrash Sankata

Shree Bhagawati edge Manang, Nawa Jana snatch late winner

Army edge Machhindra, Laligurans outlast Planning Boys

Development

Central and South Asian MAs gather for FIFA Forward 3.0 Workshop in Dubai

ANFA, Saudi Arabia Football Federation sign football development MoU

ANFA to run full-fledged physiotherapy and rehabitation program

Future of Football conference for national team coaches held

Futsal

Nepal beat Bhutan 4–1 to finish third in SAFF Futsal Championship

Nepal bounce back with 4–1 win over Bangladesh

Nepal fall 2–1 to Maldives

Nepal denied win after late Pakistan comeback

International Arena

AFC Social Responsibility Committee outlines strategic approach for more inspired outcomes

Gianni Infantino re-elected unopposed as FIFA president

SAFF confirms Sports Partner International as the official commercial partner

Deal with NPO to Strengthen Grassroots

Men's Team

Nepal off to Laos for AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers match

Nepal awarded with 3-0 victory over Malaysia

Resilient Nepal fall short as Malaysia clinch 1–0 victory

Nepal hold Bangladesh to thrilling draw

Profiles

Overcoming societal taboos to relish national team dream

A striker who aims to make up for lost time

Ravi Shankar Paswan, a speedy midfielder who hopes to play in foreign football leagues

A little-known decorated FIFA referee who hopes to aspire new generation

Referee

ANFA Distributes FIFA Badges for 2026

FIFA MA Refereeing Course Concludes

Five-day FIFA MA Refereeing Course begins

ANFA Basic Referee Course concludes in Panchthar

SAFF Women

India crushes Nepal to lift record fifth SAFF Women's title

India set final date with hosts Nepal

Nepal beat Sri Lanka 4-0 to enter final

India ousted Sri Lanka 5-0; Nepal face Sri Lanka in semis

Social Responsibility

Manakamana Youth Club starts spraying disinfectant in local ward after increase in Covid-19 cases

ANFA Corporate Social Responsibility conducted a voluntary blood donation

WOMEN

Final squad for SAFF Women's Championship confirmed