KATHMANDU: The All Nepal Football Association on Friday announced the Nepal football squad for two friendly matches with Bangladesh scheduled for next week.

Anil Gurung has been named the skipper and Biraj Maharjan his deputy in the 21-man squad.

According to ANFA, the team includes three goalkeepers, nine defenders, five midfielders and four forwards.

Gyotoku Koji from Japan is the head coach of the team while Raju Kaji Shakya and Ujjwal Manandhar will train the players as the coach and the goalkeeping coach respectively.

Nepal are scheduled to play Bangladesh on July 15 and 17.

According to ANFA, the friendlies are a part of the preparation for the upcoming AFC Solidarity Cup. The tournament is scheduled for November 2-11, 2016.

Total 29 players had been called for the month-long training before making the selection.

S.No.

Name

Position

1

Kiran Kumar Limbu

Goalkeeper

2

Bikesh Kuthu

Goalkeeper

3

Bishal Shrestha

Goalkeeper

4

Biraj Maharjan

Defender

5

Dinesh Rajbanshi

Defender

6

Ananta Tamang

Defender

7

Aditya Chaudhary

Defender

8

Jitendra Karki

Defender

9

DevendraTamang

Defender

10

Rabin Shrestha

Defender

11

Ranjit Dhimal

Defender

12

Man Bahadur Tamang

Defender

13

Sujal Shrestha

Midfielder

14

Bishal Rai

Midfielder

15

Rajendra Rawal

Midfielder

16

Anjan Bista

Midfielder

17

Suman Lama

Midfielder

18

Nawayug Shrestha

Forward

19

Bharat Khawas

Forward

20

Ranjan Bista

Forward

21

Anil Gurung

Forward