The Nepalese team, comprising 20 players and a total of 29 members, departed for China on Friday to participate in the 29th edition of the ISF Football World Cup. The competition will be held from October 17 to 26, featuring players aged between 16 and 18. According to General Secretary Rajkumar Karki, the selection process initially shortlisted 40 players from 372 candidates, and ultimately 20 players made the final team.
The team includes players Ivanratna Tuladhar, Manav Subba, Arav Shrestha, Agrimjung Singh Basnet, Sahilraj Thapa, Prashant Mayangbo, Riwaz Gurung, Sagarbahadur Shrestha, Samyog Rai, Suyash Paudel, Anshuman KC, Bhavishya Shah, Sibhans Bhattarai, Aakristha Mahat, Krishchal Thapa, Krishna Gurung, Kriyaash Sapkota, Tenzing Sherpa, Isaac Shahi, and Argen Tuladhar. The team will be led by Rajkumar Karki, who is a member of the International School Sport Federation and General Secretary of the School Sports Federation (ISSF).
Accompanying the team are ISSF President Vinod Shrestha, Ramkrishna Maharjan, Pashupati Adhikari, Bhuvanlal Shrestha, Sovinraj Regmi, and Sumid Bhattarai as officials. Coaches Thaman Bhusal and Santosh Nyaupane are in charge of training. According to General Secretary Karki, 372 players participated in the selection process. “In the first phase, 40 players were selected, from which the final 20 were included in the team,” he stated. The team’s send-off ceremony was conducted by National Sports Council (NSC) Vice President Vishal Shrestha and NSC member Monalisha Khambu, among others.
