The rule of the game is that to go out is to provide someone with an opportunity. If all goes well, Navayug Shrestha will be the 20th captain of the Nepali national football team. Nepal's first match of the third round of Asia Cup qualifiers will be against Jordan. In the game scheduled on 10 June, the new captain will be required to enter the field with the armband immediately.
It is anticipated that head coach Abdullah Almutairi will make him a starter. A farewell ceremony was held before to the team's departure to Qatar for the third round of Asia Cup qualifiers. After eleven players were cut from the team owing to a conflict with head coach Almutairi, the destiny of the new era has been revealed.
During training, ten players departed the team. The normal captain, goalkeeper Kiran Limbu, also supported the rebel player, and he was expelled from the team. In 2015, Navayug of Ilam debuted for Nepal at a friendly match against India in Pune.
In the 55th minute, Navayuga was substituted in by coach Dhruv KC. He took over for Jagjit Shrestha. He is the player with the most experience on the currently announced national squad. He has 40 caps to his name. His last game was the SAAF Championship final against India. Nepal's Navayuga has scored seven goals. This includes scoring three goals in the 2016 Bangabandhu Gold Cup.
In the finals of the same competition, Nepal defeated Bahrain's U-23 squad. He is the hero of Nepal's 2016 South Asian Games (SAGS) gold medal in men's football in India. In the competition, he scored seven goals, including two hat-tricks. The three goals were scored against Bhutan and Maldives. He also scored in the championship match versus India.
Wednesday, a Nepalese squad will leave for Qatar. Afghanistan and Qatar were set to play two friendly matches, but they have been postponed. After making more preparations in Qatar, the Nepalese squad will travel to Kuwait. Nepal will play Kuwait on June 28 and Indonesia on June 31 following their opening encounter against Jordan.
At the conclusion of the third round, the group champions and five runners-up will qualify for the Asia Cup in China. Deep Karki, Vishal Sunar, and Tikendra Singh Thapa are among the 23 members of the team that Almutairi has revealed. Similarly, Vikas Khawas, Vikas Tamang, Gautam Shrestha, Rajan Gurung, Shiva Gurung and Suman Aryal are among the defenders.
The midfielders are Akash Budhakshetri, Eric Bista, Nirkumar Rai, Pujan Uparkoti, Roshan Ranamnagar, Santosh Tamang, Sesehang Aangdambe, Sunil Bal and Surajju Thakuri. Forwards for New Age are Ayush Ghalan, Darshan Gurung, George Prince Karki, and Manish Dangi. Four members of this team have yet to make their Nepalese debut.
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