ANFA: All Nepal Football Association

2023-04-12

Players to take part in tactical training as part of SAFF Championship preparations

National men's team head coach Vincenzo Alberto Annese will conduct a tactical training for players as part of preparations for the upcoming SAFF Championship in India.

The training will be conducted on April 14 at Dasharath Stadium.

Twenty-six players will take part in the training.

Players list

Goalkeepers: Anish Deula (Jawalakhel Youth Club), Deep Karki (Manang Marsyangdi Club), Abhishek Baral (Satdobato Youth Club)

Defenders: Sanish Shrestha (APF Football Club), Bikash Khawas (Tribhuvan Army Football Club), Ananta Tamang (Church Boys United), Tshering Gurung (Machhindra Football Club), Devendra Tamang (Machhindra Football Club), Aditya Chaudhary (Jawalakhel Youth Club), Nishant Khadka (Sankata Club), Ashish Gurung (Manang Marsyangdi Club)

Midfielders: Pujan Uperkoti (Machhindra Football Club), Arik Bista (Church Boys United), Nabin Lama (APF Football Club), Kamal Thapa (Manang Marsyangdi Club), Mani Kumar Lama (APF Football Club), Sesehang Angdembe (Tribhuvan Army Football Club), Dipesh Gurung (Three Star 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)

File photo of the Nepal's XI against Laos.

2023-04-11

Goals galore as Machhindra thrash FC Khumaltar, Army defeat Jawalakhel

Afeez Olawale Oladipo scored five as defending Champions Machhindra Football Club defeated FC Khumaltar 7-3 in the Martyr's Memorial A Division League on Tuesday.

In the match at Chyasal Stadium, Olawale gave Machhindra the lead in the 25th minute. Four minutes later, Bimal Gharti Magar scored Machhindra's second goal before Olawale stretched the lead to 3-0 just before the break.

Eleven minutes after the restart, Olawale scored from the penalty spot to complete his hat-trick before Messouke Etiegnie Oloumou pulled one back for FC Khumaltar in the 61st minute. Olawale then scored two goals in the space of five minutes all but ended the game.

Olawale scored his fourth in the 62nd minute and fifth five minutes later. Stephane Samir Binong's strike in the 76thminute and Messouke's second goal in the 81st minute made it 6-3 but substitute Bijay Bhujel scored Machhindra's seventh to complete the rout.

In the other match of the day at ANFA Complex, Tribhuvan Army Football Club defeated Jawalakhel Youth Club 3-1. Army took the lead through Gillespye Jung Karki's 17th minute strike. Nawayug Shrestha doubled Army's lead from the spot in the 55th minute.

Jawalakhel's Sunil Khadka made it 2-1 in the 62nd minute but Sudil Rai's 80th minute goal sealed the win and three points for Army.

2023-04-10

Nepal Police claim first win; Manang maintain unbeaten run

Nepal Police Club claimed their first win of the Martyr's Memorial A Division League 2023 with a 3-1 victory over Friends Club on Monday.

In the match at ANFA Complex in Satdobato, Nepal Police first ever foreign recruit Moses Gyabaah Twum gave them the lead in the 51st minute. Buddhabal Tamang doubled the departmental side's advantage with the second in the 58th minute.

After Torric Jebrin pulled one back from Friends Club, Tamang scored his second goal in the final minute of the game to give Nepal Police their first victory of the league.

In the other match at Dasharath Stadium, Church Boys United and APF Football Club shared points after a goalless draw.

The third match of the day between Manang Marsyangdi Club and Three Star Club ended in 1-1 draw.

Santosh Sahukhala, returning to Three Star after seven years, gave them the lead in the 78th minute. Manang levelled through Koffi Timothee Koudo six minutes from time to maintain their unbeaten run in the league.

2023-04-09

NRT register first win; Satdobato, Army play enthralling draw

New Road Team (NRT) registered their first win of the Martyr's Memorial A Division League 2023 with a comeback win over Himalayan Sherpa Club at ANFA Complex in Satdobato on Sunday.

Sherpa had taken the lead through Khamir Gilsan Kandangwa in the 14th minute but goals from Rohan Khadgi in the 66th and Jenish Prajapati in the final minute of regular time gave NRT the win.

Defending Champions Machhindra Football Club also secured 2-1 win over Sankata Club at Dasharath Stadium. Afeez Olawale Oladipo scored the winning goal after Machhindra's Bimal Gharti Magar's opening goal in the 21st minute was cancelled out by Manish Dangi in the 21st minute.

Machhindra's Tshiring Gurung collapsed and fell down on the pitch after a collision with Pujan Uperkoti in the added minute of the game. Medics immediately rushed on to the field and treated him before moving him to the hospital. He is said to be out of danger.

In the final match of the day, Royal Blue Satdobato Youth Club and Tribhuvan Army Football Club played out an entertaining 3-3 draw.

Army thrice took the lead in the game only for Satdobato to level the game each time.

Gillespye Jung Karki gave Army the lead in just the fourth minute before an own goal from Bikash Khawas in the 25th minute levelled the game for the first time.

Army retook the lead through Karki's second goal in the 39th minute. Three minutes after the break, Satdobato were back again through Sardorbek Matmuratov who was substituted-in in the second half.

Deepak Gurung restored Army's lead in the 52nd minute after Satdobato's goalkeeper Abhishek Baral misjudged his shot and it went straight into the net. Satdobato's William Opoku Asiedu levelled the game in the 85th minute for the entertaining draw.

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

Players to take part in tactical training as part of SAFF Championship preparations

Goals galore as Machhindra thrash FC Khumaltar, Army defeat Jawalakhel

Nepal Police claim first win; Manang maintain unbeaten run

NRT register first win; Satdobato, Army play enthralling draw

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