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2025-07-08

ANFA bid farewell to U-20 women's team

The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) officially bade farewell to the U-20 Women’s National Team as they prepare to travel to Bangladesh for the SAFF U-20 Women’s Championship 2025. The farewell ceremony was held at the ANFA Complex in Satdobato on Monday.

ANFA President Pankaj Bikram Nembang, Vice President Dawa Lama, General Secretary Kiran Rai, Executive Committee members Sarila Shrestha Maleku and Manish Joshi, and Spokesperson Suresh Shah were present at the event to extend their best wishes to the team.

The SAFF U-20 Women’s Championship will take place in Dhaka, Bangladesh from July 11 to 21. Alongside Nepal, the participating nations include hosts Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka.

Squad

Goalkeepers: Lila Joshi, Karun Budathoki, Sujata Tamang

Defenders: Sarita Kumari Nath, Maya Maske, Semihangma Limbu Pandhak, Simran Rai, Jhuma Bishwakarma, Ganga Rokaya, Anisha Rai, Sita Rokaya

Midfielders: Kabita Gurung, Sushila KC, Asmita Gurung, Birsana Chaudhary (C), Senu Pariyar

Forwards: Kusum Khatiwada, Sukriya Miya, Manisha Sen, Barsha Oli, Purnima Rai, Meena Deuba, Samikshya Magar

Officials: Yam Prasad Gurung (Head Coach), Indu Duwal (Team Manager), Sandesh Kumar Shrestha (Assistant Coach), Kiran Kumar Karki (Assistant Coach), Meen Bahadur Basnet (Goalkeeping Coach), Bishal Koju Shrestha (Official), Purnima Ghising (Physiotherapist), Saroj Shrestha (Media Officer), Namita Dahal (Media), Laxmi Shakya (Media)

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2025-07-07

Nepal to play two friendlies against Bangladesh

Nepal is set to host Bangladesh in two international friendly matches on September 6 and 9 at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu. Both matches fall under the FIFA International Window.

The friendlies will serve as crucial preparations for Nepal ahead of their remaining matches in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers.

Nepal has been drawn in Group F alongside Malaysia, Laos, and Vietnam. The team has so far played two matches in the group stage but is yet to register a point, having lost both encounters.

Nepal is next scheduled to face Vietnam away from home on October 9 as part of the ongoing qualifiers.

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2025-07-06

Nepal's Women's Asia Cup hopes end with defeat to Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan booked a place at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™ with a dramatic 4-2 win on penalties against Nepal after their concluding Group F tie ended 3-3 at the end of 90 minutes on Saturday.

The result meant the sides finished their respective campaigns tied on points as well as goal difference, leading to penalties being needed to decide the Group F winners.

Sabitra Bhandari, who had pulled Nepal back into the tie with a hat-trick, and goalkeeper Anjana Rana Magar missed with their efforts as Uzbekistan sealed a return to the Finals for the first time since 2003.

Level on points and goals, both sides needed victory to be sure of advancing and it was Uzbekistan who wasted little time in finding the opening.

Feruza Turdiboeva’s long range effort in the first minute deflected into the path of Diyorakhon Khabibullaeva, who struck her shot into the bottom right corner of the net.

Uzbekistan doubled their tally 10 minutes later when Lyudmila Karachik surged into the box before unleashing a low drive which Samiksha Ghimire inadvertently turned into her own net.

The free-flowing game Nepal had shown in the earlier games was missing but Sabitra Bhandari, already with seven goals in the qualifying campaign, showcased her quality in the 24th minute.

The En Avant Guingamp Feminines forward collected Rashmi Ghising’s headed pass before beating Maftuna Jonimqulova with a superb strike from outside the box.

Uzbekistan, however, restored their two-goal advantage in the 39th minute with Maftuna Shoyimova converting from the spot after Saraswati Hamal had handled the ball inside the area.

The Central Asian side suffered a setback in first half stoppage time after Nozimakhon Ergasheva picked up her second yellow card for a tackle on Sabitra.

With a numerical advantage, Nepal went for broke when the match resumed and their positive play drew dividends with Sabitra drawing them level with two strikes in as many minutes.

The first came in the 71st minute with the second two minutes later and with neither side able to find a winner, penalties were needed to separate the sides.

Sabitra saw her opening effort hit the left upright while Anjana sent her effort too close to custodian Jonimqulova as Uzbekistan sealed a place in the Finals.

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2025-07-02

Nepal secure second consecutive win, defeat Sri Lanka 8-0

Nepal took a major step towards booking their ticket to the Finals after cruising to a 8-0 win over Sri Lanka in their AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™ Qualifiers Group F tie at the Bunyodkor Stadium on Wednesday.

The win sees Nepal on six points, with the South Asian side to meet Uzbekistan on Saturday.

Having defeated Laos 9-0 in their opener, Nepal showed they meant business when they took the lead in the seventh minute after Anita Basnet sent a perfect corner for Gita Rana to head home.

Anita was in the thick of things again in the 20th minute when she pounced on a poor clearance from Sakura Sewwandi Subasinghe to set up Sabitra Bhandari for an easy finish.

Sri Lanka were caught again in the 42nd minute when Rashmi Kumari Ghising prodded inside the box before cutting back to Sabitra, who finished with a looping effort over Sakura before completing her hat-trick with a stoppage time header.

Nepal increased the tempo in the second half and the pressure caused Sri Lanka to concede a penalty after Rashmi was brought down inside the area, with Gita converting from the spot in the 54th minute.

Nisha Thokar then added more woe to Sri Lanka after finding the net in the 62nd minute following Anita’s corner with substitute Rekha Poudel then etching her name on the scoresheet in the 78th minute to nod home Nepal’s seventh.

Puja Rana got into the action, netting Nepal’s eighth goal of the evening to cap another impressive outing for Patrick De Wilde’s side.

-AFC (Photo: AFC)

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