Written by: Pratik Dangol - 2026014, Grade VI
Posted on: 19 August, 2020
Nepal had been very good at Asian Cup Qualifier( ACQ) football match 2019. The home stadium of Nepal's football team is Dasarath Rangasala Stadium. The head coach of football is Jhan Kalin and the captain is Kiran Chemjong. The first international match of Nepal was against China on 13th October 1972 in Beijing. The highest defeat of Nepal was with South Korea, with a 16-0 score on 29th September 2003. The goalkeeping coach of Nepal's football team is Nabin Maharjan.
For the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifying match against Kuwait, Kiran Chemjong, Bikesh Kuthu, and Bishal Shrestha were called as a goalkeeper. Rohit Chand, Ananta Tamang, Santosh Tamang, Tej Tamang, Bimal Gharti, etc were also called.
There are two colors in the jersey. They are red and blue. The first Nepali footballer to score a goal in an International match was Y.B. Ghale. He scored a goal against Kuwait in the 1982 Asian games. In the mid-1980s, FIFA provided financial assistance and sent a number of coaches to help Nepal’s federation to launch its first youth program. The national team’s kit employs tricolor of red, blue, and white to show the color of the national flag of Nepal. Red color symbols as home matches and blue for a home away. The most capped player in Nepal is Biraj Maharjan with seventy-two caps. The top scorers of Nepal's football team are Hari Khadka and Nirajan Rayamahi with thirteen goals. In 1951, all the football association of Nepal was founded and this was the formation of Nepal football. The FIFA code of Nepal is Nep. The current FIFA ranking is 161, the highest was 121 and the lowest was 105. The biggest win of Nepal is seven and zero against Bhutan on 26th September 1999. The nickname of Nepal's football team is the Gorkhalis.
