ANFA: All Nepal Football Association

2019-10-20

Friendly against Myanmar and England C Team Confirmed

Nepal national football team is set to take on Myanmar in an international friendly on November 7, 2019 in Mandalay.

The friendly game is a part of Nepal’s preparation for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 matches to be played at home.

Nepal playing four away matches are fourth in Group B with their win over Chinese Taipei.

Nepal will host Kuwait on 19 November at the Darasarth Stadium.

Likewise, Nepal's friendly fixture against England C Team has also been confirmed on 25 May, 2020. The game will be played at Aldershot Town Football Club and the match will kick off at 3:00 PM GMT.

The friendly match in England has been arranged by Laurence Jones, Head of National League System and Football Operations Division of the Football Association of England and his Excellency the Ambassador of Nepal to the United Kingdom Dr Durga Bahadur Subedi.

2019-10-19

KC trims squad to 31-member

Nepal U19 head coach Megh Raj KC today trimmed his provisional 48-member squad to 31-member for the upcoming AFC U19 Championship 2020 Qualifiers.

The qualifiers is set to begin from November 6 in IR Iran.

Nepal is in Group D of the Qualifiers alongside UAE, IR Iran and Kyrgyz Republic.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Bishal Sunar, Rohit Karki, Surya Adhikari, Pujan Hona.

Defenders: Bishal Basnet, Randip Paudel, Padam Bhattarai, Ashim Guung, Anjal Maharjan, Nabin Gurung, Roshan Dong, Bikash Khawash, Yogesh Gurung, Bijaya Shrestha, Nirajan Maharjan.

Midfielders: Darshan Gurung, Sishir Lekhi, Roshan Rana Magar, Ranjan Pun, Akash Buda Magar, Jaya Gurung, Manish Thapa, Nitin Thapa, Anil Maharjan, Dinesh Hemjan.

Forwards: Brijesh Chaudhary, Niraj Chaudhary, Manish Dangi, Rajiv Lopchan, Rejin Subba, Dipesh Ale Magar.

2019-10-18

ANFA Bids Farewell to Futsal Team

The All Nepal Football Association today bade farewell to the Nepal National Futsal Team travelling to Iran for the AFC Futsal Championship Turkmenistan 2020 Qualifiers.

The Qualifiers is set to be held in IR Iran from 23-25 October, 2019.

In the qualifiers, Nepal has been grouped with Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan.

The team will leave for IR Iran on Sunday monring.

Squad: Aadil Hamid, Aashish Lama, Anish Shrestha, Aruj Singh, Bijay Gurung (C), Bijay Shrestha, Mani Lama, Nirmal Gurung, Saroj Tamang, Sanjg Chamling, Sumit Kumar Ale, Abhay Rana.

2019-10-03

48-member provisional squad for AFC U19 Qualifiers announced

Newly appointed head coach of Nepal U19 team Megh Raj KC has invited 48-member provisional squad ahead of the AFC U19 Championship 2020 Qualifiers in IR Iran from November 6.

Nepal is in Group D of the Qualifiers alongside UAE, IR Iran and Kyrgyz Republic.

The invited players are expected to report for the preparation camp from October 11, 2019.

Provisional Squad:

Brijesh Chaudhary, Sachu Gurung, Niraj Chaudhary, Kailash Lamichhane, Darshan Gurung, Manish Dangi, Sishir Lekhi, Dipesh Gurung, Roshan Rana Magar, Ranjan Pun, Akash Buda Magar, Rejin Majhi, Jaya Gurung, Manish Thapa, Kushal Phuyal, Nitin Thapa, Bishal Basnet, Randip Paudel, Padam Bhattarai, Ashim Gurung, Sujan Sharma, Nabin Gurung, Roshan Dong, Bishant Basnet, Alik Rumba, Anjal Maharjan, Bishal Sunar, Rohit Karki, Surya Adhikari, Pujan Hona, Ashim Bhusal, Bikash Khawash, Karma Sherpa, Bishal Sahi, Bijaya Shrestha, Nirajan Maharjan, Ram Gurung, Yubesh Thapa Magar, Mahesh Shah, Rajiv Lopchan, Anil Maharjan, Mausam Karki, Mausam Subba, Nisen Subba, Rejin Subba, Dinesh Hemjan, Dipesh Ale Magar, Yogesh Gurung

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

Friendly against Myanmar and England C Team Confirmed

KC trims squad to 31-member

ANFA Bids Farewell to Futsal Team

48-member provisional squad for AFC U19 Qualifiers announced

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