ANFA: All Nepal Football Association

2025-03-17

Final squad for Singapore and Malaysia matches announced

Nepal's final squad for the upcoming matches against Singapore and Malaysia has been announced on Monday.

Head coach Matt Ross announced his 23-member squad for the two matches. Nepal play Singapore in a friendly on March 21 followed by against Malaysia on March 25.

Final squad

Goalkeeper: Kiran Chemjong, Deep Karki, Anjal Shrestha

Defenders: Ananta Tamang, Bimal Panday, Sanish Shrestha, Randip Poudel, Sumit Shrestha, Abhishek Limbu, Suman Shrestha

Midfielders: Rohit Chand, Laken Limbu, Rohan Karki, Mani Lama, Bharat Khawas, Arik Bista, Manish Dangi, Kritish Ratna Chhunju, Ayush Ghalan

Forwards: Gillespye Jung Karki, Anjan Bista, Subash Thakuri Bam, Rejin Subba

(File photo)

2025-03-12

Saraswoti defeat Bansbari to conclude first round matches

The first round of the Martyr's Memorial B Division League 2081 concluded on Wednesday.

BBR A-One Saraswoti Youth Club secured a 2-1 victory over Bansbari Club in the final match of the round.

Sabin Lungeli Magar opened the scoring for Saraswoti in the 33rd minute with a well-placed dink over Bansbari goalkeeper Roshan Karki. They doubled their lead in the second half when Dhirendra Bahadur Shaha capitalized on a defensive error.

Bansbari managed a late consolation goal through Bikey Rai, who found the net in the sixth minute of added time.

The second round of the League will commence on March 17 at the ANFA Complex.

2025-03-12

National team squad down to 27

The preliminary squad of the national men's football team scheduled to play against Singapore and Malaysia has been reduced to 27.

Head coach Matt Ross trimmed his squad size to 27 from the previous 30 called up in the preliminary squad.

Nepal will play an international friendly against Singapore on March 21 before facing Malaysia in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers match on March 25.

Squad

Goalkeepers: Kiran Kumar Limbu, Bishal Sunar, Deep Karki, Anjal Shrestha

Defenders: Ananta Tamang, Rohit Chand, Bimal Panday, Sanish Shrestha, Randip Poudel, Sumit Shrestha, Abhishek Limbu, Suman Shrestha

Midfielders: Laken Limbu, Rohan Karki, Mani Lama, Bharat Khawas, Arik Bista, Manish Dangi, Ayush Ghalan, Kritish Ratna Chhunju

Forwards: Gillespye Jung Karki, Anjan Bista, Dinesh Henjan, Subash Thakuri Bam, Nirajan Dhami, Rejin Subba, Srijan Raj Gautam

(Rejin Subba, Suman Shrestha and Srijan Raj Gautam were in the standby list).

(This news has been updated.)

2025-03-11

Shree Bhagawati secure comeback win over RCT

Tusal Youth Club and Madhyapur Youth Association shared points after a 1-1 draw in the Martyr's Memorial B Division League 2081 match on Wednesday.

In the first match of the day, Madhyapur took the lead through Santosh Gongba’s first-half strike in the 41st minute. However, Tusal responded strongly in the second half, equalizing through Binod Nembang’s 66th-minute goal.

In the second match, Shree Bhagawati Club staged a remarkable comeback to secure a 3-1 victory over RCT. RCT were reduced to 10 players after their captain, Samir Rai, received a straight red card for elbowing an opponent. Despite being a man down, RCT took the lead in the 36th minute through Nikhil Tamang.

Shree Bhagawati found their equalizer in the 54th minute when substitute Bikrant Narsingh Rana scored from close range. They took the lead through an own goal by Amar Shrestha, whose attempted clearance deflected off a shot by Shisir Lekhi and into the net. Bishal Bikram Suwal sealed the victory in the 90th minute, capitalizing on a poor throw-in to score the third goal for Shree Bhagawati.