Nepali women’s team to play against Lebanon, Jordan, Bangladesh

KATHMANDU: Nepali national women’s team has announced a 22-member squad led by goalkeeper Anjilta Tumbapo Subba to participate in the Cedar Women’s International Tournament to be held in Lebanon in July.

Head Coach Rajendra Tamang has removed Pratiksha Chaudhary, Saraswati Hamal, and Chandra Bhandari, who were included in the closed camp training, from the squad, while Saru Limbu and Renuka Nagarkoti have made a comeback to the national team.

All matches will be played at Tripoli International Stadium in Beirut. The Lebanese Football Association is organizing the tournament with the support of Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).

Along with hosts Lebanon, the tournament will feature Jordan and Bangladesh. Nepal will play against Jordan on July 10, then take on Bangladesh on July 13, and meet hosts Lebanon on July 16.

The matches will be played in a single round-robin format which means the teams will play each other once. The team with the highest points will be crowned champions.

This is the second tournament that the Nepali national women’s team is playing in the Middle East this year. Nepal played in the 2024 WAFF Women’s Championship in February. It lost to Jordan in the final in a tie-breaker.

Matches:

Nepal vs Jordan
July 10, 2024

Nepal vs Bangladesh
July 13, 2024

Nepal vs Lebanon
July 16, 2024

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Anjila Tumbapo Subba, Anjana Rana Magar, Usha Nath

Defenders: Amrita Jaisi, Gita Rana, Hira Kumari Bhujel, Bimala BK, Nisha Thokar, Puja Rana, Samikshya Ghimire

Midfielders: Renuka Nagarkoti, Saru Limbu, Anita Basnet, Sabitra Rana Magar, Deepa Shahi, Anita KC, Preeti Rai, Amisha Karki, Bimala Chaudhary

Forwards: Sabitra Bhandari, Rekha Poudel, Rashmi Kumari Ghising