ANFA announces final 23 players for AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers

All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has announced final 23 players on Monday for the upcoming AFC Challenge Cup Qualifies being played in Cambodia this month.

Organising a press conference at National Sports Council, Nepal's Head Coach Thomas Flath announced the name that again has no place for right winger Nabin Neupane. Flath included Ananta Thapa - who retired unofficially from national football team- returned back to national side and Parbat Pandey of Nepal Police for the first time in the team.

The press release signed by Flath including two other assistant coaches; Bal Gopal Maharjan and Upendra Man Singh, states that Bikash Malla, Ritesh Thapa and Kiran Chemzong will vie for the pos under the bar.

Rakesh Shrestha, Chun Bahadur Thapa, Anjan K.C, Biraj Maharjan, Lok Bandu Gurung, Pradeep Maharjan, Bijaya Gurung, Jumanu Rai, Nirajan Rayamajhi, Vishad Gauchan, Sagar Thapa, Sandeep Rai, Bikash Singh Chhetri, Nirajan Khadka, Raju Tamang, Suman Subedi, Deepak Bhushal and Bharat Khawas are those players who impressed Thomas Flath.

Meanwhile, Coach Flath informed that team will leave the country on 15th May for Thailand before reaching to Cambodia. "We will play some un-official match in Thailand", Flath told reporters.

Nepal has been grouped with hosts Cambodia, Macau and Palestine in the group. Only one team from the group will proceed on for the final round to be played in India. nepalnews.com bt May 12 08