Kathmandu, October 2:

The Nepali Under-14 football team, under the banner of Novel Academy, is leaving for India on Monday to take part in the Subroto Mukerjee Cup Football Tournament, which has been organised by Subroto Mukerjee Education Foundation in New Delhi. Ganesh Thapa, president of All Nepal Football Association, bade farewell to the players and officials here at ANFA Complex today. Drawn in Group 7, the Nepali team will play against Punjab, Nagaland and Cornicobar in the league round.

SQUAD: Nirajan Malla (capt), Ganesh Khadka, Jagajit Shrestha, Bishal Rai, Satish Bhandari, Sushil KC, Shiva Shrestha, Naresh Pokhrel, Sabindra Shrestha, Bijay Gurung, Ravi Thapa, Bishal Shrestha, Nabin Maharjan, Roshan Raut, Sudip Sikhrakar, Ritesh Malla, Kishor KX (coach/manager), BM Nepal (journalist).