KATHMANDU, Mar 17: The squad for the first match of the AFC Asian Cup 2019 Qualifiers has been announced at the ANFA Complex on Friday.
The 20-member final squad comprising three goalkeepers, seven defenders, six midfielders and four forwards was selected from among 27 members shortlisted a week ago.
Those who were not included in the squad are Suman Lama, Devendra Tamang, Alan Neupane, Anil Gurung, Rajendra Rawal, Man Bahadur Tamang and Bimal Basnet.
Nepal will take on the Philippines in the first match of the AFC Asian Cup 2019 Qualifiers on 28. The match will be played at Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, Philippines.
The final squad is as follows:
Match 1 vs Philippines [28/02/2017]
S.No. Name Position
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1 BIKESH KUTHU GK
2 KIRAN KUMAR LIMBU GK
3 BISHAL SHRESTHA GK
4 RABIN SHRESTHA DF
5 BIRAJ MAHARJAN DF
6 ANANTA TAMANG DF
7 ADITYA CHAUDHARY DF
8 KAMAL SHRESTHA DF
9 RANJIT DHIMAL DF
10 JITENDRA KARKI DF
11 ROHIT CHAND MF
12 BISHAL RAI MF
13 HEMAN GURUNG MF
14 BIKRAM LAMA MF
15 ANJAN BISTA MF
16 SUJAL SHRESHTHA MF
17 BIMAL GHARTI MAGAR FW
18 RANJAN BISTA FW
19 BHARAT KHAWAS FW
20 KARNA LIMBU FW
