Kathmandu (Agency)- All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) announced 35 player squad targeting the SAF U-18 Football Tournament and AFC U-19 Championship Qualifying Round. The coaching staff includes Nepal U-19 head coach Chirring Lopsang, Pushkar Shahi and goalkeeping coach Mrigendra Mishra.
The preliminary squad has been selected on the basis of the player’s performance in the Lalit Memorial U-18 Football tournament. Following the tournament, the players were involved in one and a half weeks of training before the 35 player list was officially announced. The squad includes a majority of players from the last time’s U-16 national team.
35 member squad:
Goalkeepers: Arpan Karki, Sojit Gurung, Sandesh Gurung, Akash Ranabhat, Abhishek Baral
Defenders: Biswas Udas, Asim Bhusal, Bikash Khawas, Rajan Gurung, Suman Aryal, Deependra Buda, Ashish K.C., Akash Shrestha, Neerajan Maharjan, Roman Limbu
Midfielders: Ashok Thapa Magar, Dinesh Hemjan, Abishek Rijal, Anil Maharjan, Sesehang Amgdambe, Sanjay Thakuri, Rumesh Bartaula, Arik Bista, Ram Ojee, Rajiv Lopchan, Manish Thapa, Roshan Pahari
Forwards: Rejin Subba, Dipesh Ale Magar, Prejen Tamang, Dhiraj Shrestha, Om Prakash Singh, Rajesh Pariyar, Ajay Danuwar, Kamal Deuba
