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Nepal to face Afghanistan in AFC U-23 Qualifiers



KATHMANDU: Nepal is facing Afghanistan in its final match of the AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers on Tuesday. The match will be played at the Doha-based Empire Academy and the official kick off time has been set for 9:45 pm NST.

Nepal will be in search of a consolation win after facing two consecutive defeats. Nepal had faced 1-0 defeat against Oman in its first match and in the second match, Qatar had hammered Nepal 5-0. Nepal is already out of the race following two consecutive defeats.

Here is the Starting XI

Nepali Team

Goalkeeper: Arpan Karki
Defender: Suman Aryal, Ananta Tamang, Dinesh Rajbanshi and Kamal Shrestha
Midfielder: Bishwas Shrestha, Nitin Thapa, Sunil Bahl and Tej Tamang
Striker: Biman Gharti Magar and Anjan Bista

 

 

Publish Date : 26 March 2019 19:43 PM

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