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2022-07-24

58 players called up for closed camp of SAFF Women's Championship

National women's team head coach Kumar Thapa has called up 58 players for the closed camp of the SAFF Women's Championship to be held from 6th to 19th September in Kathmandu.

The closed camp will begin from Monday.

Preliminary squad:

Goalkeepers: Anjila Tumbapo Subba, Anjana Rana Magar, Usha Nath, Kabita BK, Samjhana Chaudhary, Sabitri Kishan

Defenders: Amrita Jaishi, Gita Rana, Punam Jargha Magar, Hira Kumari Bhujel, Puja Rana, Bimala BK, Sirjana Singh, Nisha Thokar, Saloni Rana Magar, Srijana Chemjong, Samiksha Ghimire, Khusma Rai, Ganga Gurung, Monika Kuswar, Sabina Chaudhary, Rojina Shrestha, Renuka Hamal, Kumari Tamang, Rebika Pandey, Monika Pulami Magar

Midfielders: Sunkala Rai, Renuka Nagarkote, Dilkumari Rana Magar, Purnima Hamal, Saru Limbu, Bimala Chaudhary, Anita Basnet, Preeti Rai, Dipa Rai, Indira Rai, Manjali Kumari Yonjan, Nirmala Upadhyay, Dipa Shahi, Hima Chaudhary, Birsana Chaudhary, Saraswati Ayer, Sumitra Singh Pakhrin, Deepa Neupane, Srijana Khadka, Sanju Kumal

Forwards: Sabitra Bhandari, Anita KC, Saraswati Rokaya, Nirmala BK, Sabita Rana Magar, Rashmi Kumari Ghising, Rajani Thokar, Chandra Bhandari, Amisha Karki, Rekha Poudel, Kusum Khatiwada, Sadipa Bholan

(File photo)

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2022-07-22

Kumar Thapa appointed as head coach for SAFF Women's Championship

All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has appointed Kumar Thapa as the head coach of national women's team for the upcoming SAFF Women's Championship from September 6-19 in Kathmandu.

Former Women's Association President Bindra Dewan has been named as the Team Manager.

ANFA has also formed an 18-member Organizing Committee under the coordination of Senior Vice President Bir Bahadur Khadka for the Championship. All vice presidents and executive committee members will become the members of the Organizing Committee.

Similarly, Rabindra Chand has been named as the Venue Manager, Vijay Ghale as Local General Coordinator and Dinesh Byanjankar as Head of Security for the tournament.

Sanjeeb Silpakar will coordinate the committee for marketing, broadcasting and digital rights of the regional competition.

The dates of the competition was rescheduled to 6th to 19th September from its initially announced date of August 29 – September 10 by SAFF.

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2022-07-22

ANFA bids farewell to U-20 national team

All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has bid farewell to the U-20 national team flying to India for the U-20 SAFF Championship in Bhuwaneshwor.

The farewell was organized at ANFA Complex in Satdobato amid a special programme on Friday.

Chief Guest National Sports Council Member Secretary Tanka Lal Ghising put on flower garlands to the players and the officials in the farewell ceremony while ANFA President Pankaj Bikram Nembang, Senior Vice President Bir Bahadur Khadka, Vice President Deepak Khatiwada, General Secretary Kiran Rai, Treasurer Rabindra Joshi central members Mahendra Chhetri and Sarila Shrestha handed over the national flag to the team.

Chief Guest Ghising wished the team for a good performance in the competition. "I hope the best players have been selected from the selection process and I wish you the victory in the competition," said Ghising. "I also hope to see these players in the national team in the future," Ghising added.

ANFA President Nembang expected the team to bring the good old days back. "The effort put by every players and coaching staffs will surely bring some good result in the competition. I wish you the very best and a victorious campaign," said the President.

ANFA Senior Vice President Khadka gave welcome speech in the programme and said it was a joyous moment for the new leadership to see the young players taking part in an international competition. "You have the support of every Nepali citizens and everyone here at ANFA. I hope your success in the competition will become a motivation for us to work for the betterment of the players in coming days," said Khadka.

The team will fly at 3 pm today.

Nepal will play its first match of the SAFF U-20 Championship against Maldives on July 25. Their second match against Sri Lanka on July 27 followed by India on the 31st. Nepal's final group match will be against Bangladesh on August 2.

The top two teams after the group round will play in the final on August 5.

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2022-07-21

ANFA President, General Secretary meet injured U-20 forward Rai

All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) President Pankaj Bikram Nembang and General Secretary Kiran Rai visited injured U-20 forward Dipesh Rai at B&B Hospital on Thursday.

President Nembang and General Secretary Rai took stock of Rai's health condition during the visit. Team Manager Diwakar Ghale was also present in the visit.

Rai, injured during the national U-20 practice match on Tuesday, was admitted to the hospital with a swollen foot. He will be discharged from the hospital on Friday.

Head coach Meghraj KC has since replaced Rai with Rohit Subba in the team.

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