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Johan Kalin announces final squad to play against Malaysia and Taipei



KATHMANDU: Johan Kalin, head coach of Nepal national team, has announced the final squad to play international friendlies against Malaysia and Chinese Taipei.

Nepal will face Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on June 2, and Chinese Taipei on June 6.

The match is part of the preparation matches for the FIFA World Cup 2020 Qualifiers.

Nepal Head Coach, Johan Kalin said: “It an opportunity for us to continue building a way of playing. We expect two tough games and hopefully we can take steps forwards.

“The selection is based on training done. Some new players have performed very well in the practice session and hopefully they can prove themselves in the games also.

“Some of the players have fitness problems and we have chosen to pick fully fit players to this games.”

Squad

Goalkeepers: Kiran Chemjong, Alan Neupane, Bikesh Kuthu

Defenders: Biraj Maharjan, Saroj Dahal, Rajeen Dhimal, Suman Aryal, Ananta Tamang, Ajit Bhandari, Devendra Tamang, Ravi Silwal.

Midfielders/Forwards: Sunil Bal, Ravi Paswan, Sujal Shrestha, Bishal Rai, Rohit Chand, Bikram Lama, Santosh Tamang, Tej Tamang, Bimal Rana, Nawayug Shrestha, Abishek Rijal, Anjan Bista.

Publish Date : 20 May 2019 18:20 PM

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