ANFA: All Nepal Football Association

2022-11-11

Final squad for Pakistan friendly announced

The finals quad for the upcoming friendly against Pakistan on November 16 has been announced.

Head coach Prabesh Katuwal announced his squad on Friday.

Pakistan national team will arrive on November 13 for the friendly.

The ticket price for the game has been fixed at Rs 500 for normal parapet and Rs 1,000 for VIP parapet. Futsal Village Pvt. Ltd has won the ticketing rights of the friendly.

One lucky winner will also win a ticket to the World Cup game between Brazil and Cameroon. Eighty VVIP tickets will also be sold at Rs 5,000 each.

Goalkeeper: Bishal Shrestha, Deep Karki, Bikesh Kuthu

Defenders: Rohit Chand, Ananta Tamang, Bikash Tamang, Dinesh Rajbanshi, Bikash Khawas, Gautam Shrestha, Nishan Khadka

Midfielders: Tej Tamang, Sesehang Angdembe, Suraj Jeu Thakuri, Pujan Uparkoti, Arik Bista, Aawash Lamichhane

Forwards: Anjan Bista, Bimal Gharti Magar, Nawayug Shrestha, Ayush Ghalan, Sunil Bal, Ritik Khadka, Sujal Shrestha

2022-11-08

FIFA MA Refereeing Course begins

The five-day FIFA MA Refereeing Course has begun at ANFA Complex from Tuesday.

FIFA RDO Mohamad Rodzali Bin Yacob and FIFA Referee Technical Instructor Sachiko Yamagishi are conducting the course. Forty participants are taking part in the course.

ANFA President Pankaj Bikram Nembang inaugurated the course and wished the participants well. He thanked FIFA for their assistance in conducting the course and believed it will help in updating the knowledge of Nepali referees.

FIFA instructor Yamagishi handed over 100 refereeing dresses to ANFA General Secretary Kiran Rai on the occasion. The dresses have been gifted by Japan Football Association.

ANFA executive members Anil Malla and Purushottam Thapa, Nepal Referee Association Chairperson Buddhi Bahadur Gurung and Vice Chairperson Shreeram Ranjitkar were also present in the opening ceremony.

The course will conclude on November 12.

2022-11-08

Naresh Thapa appointed assistant coach for Pakistan friendly

ANFA has appointed Naresh Thapa as the assistant coach of the national team for the upcoming friendly against Pakistan on November 16.

ANFA President Pankaj Bikram Nembang handed over the appointment letter to Thapa at ANFA Complex on Tuesday.

Nepal is playing the friendly at Dasharath Stadium. The match will kick-off at 5 pm.

2022-11-07

ANFA holds League Workshop with A Div clubs

All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) on Monday held a workshop with A division clubs regarding the upcoming Martyr's Memorial 'A' Division League.

ANFA and clubs agreed to begin the league from January 10. The league will be played in double round robin format.

ANFA has also increased preparation money to clubs by Rs 1 million. Every clubs will now receive Rs 3.25 million as preparation money for the league.

The prize money, however, remains unchanged. The winner of the league will receive Rs 7.5 million followed by Rs 5 million to runner-up and Rs 2.5 million to second runner-up.

Cash prize for Fair Play Award has also been increased by Rs 100,000 to Rs 300,000. The highest scorer and Best Goalkeeper will also receive Rs 200,000 each and the prize money for Most Valuable Player remains unchanged at Rs 300,000.

Winning club of each match will receive Rs 50,000 as match money. If the match is drawn, the amount will be shared equally between two clubs. Each Player-of-the-Match will receive Rs 10,000 each.

Various presentations regarding on club licensing, marketing, competition matters, accounting were made to the clubs in the workshop.

ANFA President Pankaj Bikram Nembang, Senior Vice President Bir Bahadur Khadka, Vice President Birat Jung Shahi, General Secretary Kiran Rai, executive committee members and representatives from all 14 A division clubs were present in the workshop.

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

Final squad for Pakistan friendly announced

FIFA MA Refereeing Course begins

Naresh Thapa appointed assistant coach for Pakistan friendly

ANFA holds League Workshop with A Div clubs

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