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The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has announced that a 20-member U-21 National Soccer team will represent Nepal at the Centenary North East Football Championship in India.
The football tournament will take place between February 20 – March 01, 2019.
This special squad will include Abhishek Rijal, Anil Maharjan, Asim Bhusal, Arik Bista, Bishnu Kumar, Bishwas Udas, Chiring Gurung, Dheeraj Shrestha, Mikchen Tamang, Minas Thapa, Projan Tamang, Rejin Subba, Rajib Lopchan and Shishir Lekhi Poudel.
However, none of them has been named for captaincy.
Main Coach Chet Narayan Shrestha, Assistant Coach Salyan Khadgi and Goalkeeper Coach Chhannuram Chaudhary will be guiding the team during this important tournament.
Nepal has entered the finals of the Hero Women’s Football Gold Cup!
The Nepal women’s team defeated India 2-0 at the Kalinga Stadium at the semi-finals on February 13, 2019.
Now Nepal will face Myanmar in the final who crushed the former 3-0 earlier in the series.