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KATHMANDU: Head coach of Nepali national football team Abdullah Almutairi has announced the final squad for the upcoming AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers in Kuwait.
Nepal has been drawn against Jordan, Kuwait and Indonesia in the Group A of the AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers.
Nepal will play its first game with Jordan on June 8 followed Kuwait on June 11.
The final game against Indonesia will be played on June 14.
According to coach Almutairi, Deep Karki, Bishal Sunar and Tikendra Singh Thapa have been chosen goalkeepers.
Likewise, defenders are Bikash Khawas, Bikash Tamang, Gautam Shrestha, Rajan Gurung, Shiva Gurung and Suman Aryal.
Similarly, those handling the midfield are Akash Buda Magar, Arik Bista, Nir Kumar Rai, Pujan Uperkoti, Roshan Rana Magar, Santosh Tamang, Sesehang Angdembe, Sunil Bal and Suraj Jeu Thakuri; and Ayush Ghalan, Darshan Gurung, George Prince Karki, Manish Dangi and Nawayug Shrestha are strikers.
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The junior Indian men’s football team will start its AFC Under-20 Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers campaign in Group H against five-time champions Iraq at the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait City on Friday. The India vs Iraq match will start at 7.00 PM IST [Indian
Standard Time]. Watch the AFC Under-20 Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers on live streaming in India. The junior AFC event was previously known as the AFC U-19 Asian Cup but has been rebranded as the AFC U-20 Asian Cup, the finals of which will be held in Uzbekistan from March 1 to 18 next year. After playing Iraq, India’s next Group H matches will be against the AFC U-19 Asian Cup 2010 runners-up Australia and hosts Kuwait on October 16 and 18, respectively. All the Group H matches will be
played at the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium. India, led by one of their most prolific goal scorers Shabbir Ali, won the tournament jointly with Iran in 1974 but haven’t qualified for the continental showpiece since hosting the tournament in 2006. The Group H matches of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers were initially slated to be held in Basra, Iraq last month, but were postponed and moved to Kuwait later. All matches in the other nine groups were played in September. The 10 group winners qualify for the AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2023 main draw along with the five best runners-up across qualifying groups. Hosts Uzbekistan automatically qualified for the 16-team tournament as hosts. Live streaming of India’s AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers matches will be available on the official Facebook page of the Indian Football Team and the Kuwait Football Association’s official
YouTube channel. There’s no live telecast of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers on any TV channel in India. All times are in Indian Standard Time [IST]AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers: Schedule for Indian football team
October 14, Friday
India vs Iraq - 7:00 PM IST
October 16, Sunday
India vs Australia - 7:00 PM IST
October 18, Tuesday
India vs Kuwait - 10:00 PM IST
AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers: India squad
Goalkeepers: Zahid Hussain Bukhari, Som Kumar, Dipesh Chauhan
Defenders: Leewan Castanha, Amandeep, Abhishek Singh Tekcham, Sajad Hussain Parray, Halen Nongtdu, Brijesh Giri, Bikash Yumnam, Raj Basfore
Midfielders: Vibin Mohanan, Taison Singh Loitongbam, Harsh Shailesh Patre, Sibajit Leimapokpam, Vinay Harji, Shreyas Ketkar, Maheson Singh Tongbram, Aphaoba Singh.
Forwards: Macarton Louis Nickson, Himanshu Jangra, Gurkirat Singh, Suhail Ahmad Bhat
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