Nepal announces final squad for SAFF Championship

KATHMANDU: Head coach of men’s national team Abdullah Almutairi has announced the final squad for the SAFF Championship.

Bikesh Kuthu and Rajan Gurung have been left from the squad currently in closed camp training in Doha, Qatar.

Nepal will begin its SAFF Championship against hosts and defending champions Maldives on October 1.

Nepal has never been in the final of the Championship.

Final squad: Kiran Kumar Limbu (C) (GK), Deep Karli (GK), Bishal Shrestha (GK), Dinesh Rajbanshi, Suraj Jeu Thakuri, Ananta Tamang, Gautam Shrestha, Suman Aryal, Nitin Thapa, Bishal Rai, Sunil Bal, Aashish Lama, Pujan Uperkoti, Suman Lama, Tej Tamang, Anjan Bista, Sujal Shrestha, Santosh Tamang, Nawayug Shrestha, Ayush Ghalan, Manish Dangi, Kamal Thapa, Rohit Chand