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2019-11-20

ANFA Fitness Coaching Certificate Course 2019 - Level 1

AFC Fitness Coaching Certificate Course 2019 - Level 1 has started today at ANFA Complex. This is the first ever Fitness course in Nepal. The instructor for the course is Dr. Mohammed Thiyad. Thiyad is an AFC and FIFA  Fitness Instructor from Jordan. The course with 25 participants taking part will last for five days. (Nov 20- - Nov 25).

The participants are the 'A/B' licensed coaches and most of them are coaches from A division clubs and different districts.

Acting President of ANFA, Pankaj Nembang, was present in the opening ceremony. Nembang welcomed all the participants and the instructor. He believed that all the participants will be benefited by this course and also wished for the successful completion of the course.

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2019-11-18

Team Nepal confident to bounce back ahead of Kuwait clash

Nepal will play Kuwait tomorrow at the Chaglimithang Stadium, Thimpu, Bhutan in their FIFA WC 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Qualifiers match.

The Changlimithag Stadium will serve Nepal as the home venue.

"It’s an important game for us. We really need to bounce back. We will fight hard. I need to focus on the players that we have here. My players are in good mood all the way from airport and are ready to fight hard," Head Coach Kalin said in the pre-match press conference.

"We will look for good performance like the other game. Kuwait has been doing very well in the qualifiers but we are confident," he added.

Likewise, head coach of Kuwait football team Thamer Enad said, "We hope that we will play good match and take the three points. We are not going to take Nepal lightly; Nepal is not a weak team. The atmosphere will favor Nepal for sure. They have the same kind of weather in Nepal as well."

"We will play for three points and stand second on the group. Our players are no so familiar playing in the artificial turf but few of my boys have experience playing at the turf," Thamer added.

Nepal's skipper Kiran Kumar Limbu also said the team is ready to give their tough fight against Kuwait.

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2019-11-17

ANFA National Technical Network Seminar (Part II) begins at the ANFA Complex

The two-day ANFA National Technical Network Seminar 2019 (Part II) began at the ANFA Complex on Sunday. The first part of the seminar took place last week; Coaches from Province 1, 2 and 3 participated in the part first.

The second part of the seminar is similar to the first except the participants; Participants now are the coaches from province 4, 5, 6, and 7. The seminar is aimed to update the coaches of the province and districts with their duties. 

ANFA General Secretary Indraman Tuladhar welcomed all the coaches and wished for a successful seminar .

The duty of the appointed coaches is to ensure grassroots movements in their districts and province to raise the football development activities smoothly and systematically across the country.

The seminar is conducted by ANFA Technical Director Garry Philips.

 

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2019-11-15

Final Squad Announced for Kuwait Clash

Head coach Johan Kalin has announced his final squad for the World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 home match against Kuwait today. The home match for Nepal will be played at neutral venue in Thimpu, Bhutan on 19th of November 2019.

Final Squads:

Goalkeepers: Kiran Kumar Limbu, Bikesh Kutthu, Bishal Shrestha

Defenders: Saroj Dahal, Devendra Tamang, Ananta Tamang, Suman Aryal, Dinesh Rajbanshi, Ajit Bhandari, Ranjit Dhimal

Midfielders: Sunil Bal, Anjan Bista, Bikram Lama, Ravishankar Paswan, Mikchhen Tamang, Rohit Chand, Sujal Shresstha, Santosh Tamang, Tej Tamang

Forwards: Bharat Khawash, Nawayug Shrestha, Bimal Gharti Magar,  Abisekh Rijal

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