The newly appointed head coach of Nepal’s national men’s football team, Abdullah Almutairi, has announced a 32-member squad for the country’s World Cup qualifier.

The squad will also be playing a friendly match against Iraq.

Coach Almutairi believes that the squad has the potential to reach greater heights. “There are many talented players in the team,” he said.

The recently concluded Nepal Super League also helped the manager to explore more young talent and include them in the squad.

Team

Goalkeepers: Kiran Kumar Limbu, Deep Karki and Bishal Sunar

Defenders: Rohit Chand, Dinesh Rajbanshi, Gautam Shrestha, Bikash Khawas, Amit Tamang, Suman Aryal, Nishan Khadka, Bibek Basnet, Rajeen Dhimal and Ananta Tamang,

Midfielders: Abhishek Rijal, Anjan Bista, Arik Bista, Ayush Ghalan, Bishal Rai, Manish Dangi, Santosh Tamang, Kamal Thapa, Nitin Thapa, Sesehang Angdembe, Sunil Bal, Suraj Jeu Thakuri and Pujan Uparkoti

Forwards: Nawayug Shrestha, Ravi Paswan, Aashish Lama, Bharat Khawas, Darshan Gurung and Suman Lama

Upcoming Fixtures

May 29: Nepal vs Iraq (Friendly match)

Venue: Basra, Iraq

World Cup qualifiers

June 3: Nepal vs Chinese Taipei

June 7: Nepal vs Jordan

June 11: Nepal vs Australia

All qualifiers will be held in Kuwait.