SAFF Championship 2021: Nepal squad list and fixtures

The Nepal national team squad for the SAFF Championship 2021 has already been announced. Coach Abdullah Almutairi flew to Qatar on September 10 for a training camp to prepare for the upcoming tournament with 25 players. 

They played a match against Oman where they lost 7-2. Before flying to Maldives, Almutairi left out goalkeeper Bikesh Kuthu and defender Rajan Gurung from the 25-man squad. 

The Gorkhalis will play their opening match against Maldives on October 1 at the National Football Stadium in Male.  

NEPAL NATIONAL TEAM SQUAD FOR SAFF CHAMPIONSHIP

Goalkeepers: 

Kiran Kumar Limbu

Deep Karki

Bishal Shrestha. 

Defenders: 

Ananta Tamang

Dinesh Rajbanshi

Gautam Shrestha 

Suman Aryal

Rajan Gurung

Kamal Thapa

Suraj Jeu Thakuri

Midfielders: 

Ayush Ghalan

Bishal Rai

Nitin Thapa

Pujan Uperkoti

Santosh Tamang

Sujal Shrestha

Sunil Bal

Tej Tamang

Rohit Chand

Forwards: 

Aashish Lama

Anjan Bista

Manish Dangi

Nawayug Shrestha

Suman Lama

SAFF CHAMPIONSHIP 2021: NEPAL NATIONAL TEAM FIXTURES

DATE	TIME	FIXTURE	STADIUM
October 1	4:30 PM	Nepal vs Maldives	National Football Stadium
October 4	9:30 PM	Sri Lanka vs Nepal	National Football Stadium
October 10	9:30 PM	Nepal vs India	National Football Stadium
October 13	4:30 PM	Bangladesh vs Nepal	National Football Stadium