Nepali team to travel to China to participate in ISF Football World Cup
KATHMANDU:- A 29-member Nepali delegation, including 20 players, is set to depart for China on Friday to participate in the 29th edition of the ISF Football World Cup. The tournament will take place from October 17 to 26.
The players include Ivanratna Tuladhar, Manav Subba, Aarabh Shrestha, Agrimjang Singh Basnet, Sahilraj Thapa, Prashant Meyangbo, Riwaj Gurung, Sagarvabahadur Shrestha, Samyog Rai, Suyas Paudel, Anshuman KC, Bhavishya Shah, Shivans Bhattarai, Akrishta Mahat, Krishchal Thapa, Krishna Gurung, Kriyash Sapkota, Tenzing Sherpa, Isaac Shahi, and Argen Tuladhar. The team consists of players in the 16 to 18 age group.
Rajkumar Karki, General Secretary of the School Sports Federation (ISSF)—who also serves as a member of the International School Sport Federation’s Executive Committee—is the Team Leader. The officials include ISSF President Binod Shrestha, along with Ramkrishna Maharjan, Pashupati Adhikari, Bhuwanlal Shrestha, Sovinraj Regmi, and Sumid Bhattarai. Thaman Bhusal and Santosh Neupane are the coaches.
General Secretary Karki stated that the players were selected through a competitive selection process. “There were 372 participants in the selection process. From that group, we selected 40 players in the first round, and ultimately, 20 players were chosen for the final squad,” Karki said.
The team was bid farewell by National Sports Council (NSC) Vice-President Bishal Shrestha, NSC member Monalisha Khambu, and others.
