Nepal's Italian Head coach Vincenzo Alberto Annese has been training with 25 Nepalese Players for the World Cup Qualifiers Asian Zone Round 1 first leg match against Laos.
The first leg of the match against Laos will be played at Dasharath Stadium, Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal in October 12, 2023 while the second leg in Laos's home on October 17. Bimal Gharti Magar, Nawayug Shrestha could not make to the top 25. Nepal will be playing with the almost similar lineup as the last two friendlies football against Myanmar in September.
In October 11, Vincenzo named 23 players squad for match against Laos in Home.
Nepal Squad:
Goal Keeper (3):
Kiran Kumar Limbu, Deep Karki , Abhishek Baral
Defenders (8):
Sanish Shrestha, Ananta Tamang, Ashish Gurung, Rohit Chand, Anjan Rai, Aashish Chaudhary, Amrit Shrestha, Arik Bista
Midfielders (6):
Sudip Gurung, Laken Limbu, Awas Lamichhane, Utsav Rai, Kritish Ratna Chhunju, Ayush Ghalan
Forwards(6):
Manish Dangi, Anjan Bista, Gillespye Jung Karki, Dinesh Henjan, Hisub Thapaliya, Sanjeeb Bista
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Nepal Squad Announced for the FIFA world Cup Qualifier Round 1 Match against Laos (Source: ANFA) |