Aussems calls 39 players in Preliminary squad for SAFF Championship 2015

Newly appointed Nepalese National Team’s head coach has announced preliminary squad for upcoming SAFF Championship 2015 to be held in India later on December.

Belgian International and former Benin Manager was announced as Head Coach of Nepalese Team on September and has called up 39 players for the upcoming SAFF Championship. The South Asian top tournament is set to start from 23rd December in Trivendram, Kerala.

After the arrest of skipper Sagar Thapa, vice skipper Sandip Rai and goalie Ritesh Thapa, Aussems has called in some new players to fill the vacant spaces. The selection has been made with reference to the performance players made in the league.

Final Squad:

Goalkeepers:

Kiran Chemjong(Three Star Club), Bikesh Kuthu(Army), Bishal Shrestha(Manang Marshyangdi), Amrit Chaudhary(Armed Police Force)

Defenders:

Ranjit Dhimal(Three Star), Rabin Shrestha(Police), Amit Tamang(Far Western), Devendra Tamang(Jhapa), Jitendra Karki(Army), Ramesh Dangal(Armed Police Force), Ananta Tamang(Far Western), Aditya Chaudhary(Armed Police Force) , Youdha Shahi(Army), Biraj Maharjan (Manang), Ajit Bhandari (Police), Dinesh Raj Bansi (Far Western)

Midfielders:

Jagajeet Shrestha (Three Star) , Sujal Shrestha (Manang) , Biswas Shrestha (Lumbini) , Rohit Chand (unattached) , Heman Gurung (Armed Police Force) , Rajendra Rawal(Armed Police Force), Shiva Shrestha (Manang), Bikram Lama (Three Star), Bishal Rai (Manang), Yogesh Gurung (Jhapa), Deepak Rai (Manang), Bijay Gurung (Three Star) , Tanka Basnet (Army) , Tek Bahadur Budathoki (Army)

Forwards:

Binod Karki (Police), Anjan Bista(Armed Police Force), Navawug Shrestha (Army), Ranjan Bista (Armed Police Force), Anil Gurung (Manang), Bimal Gharti Magar (Far Western), Karna Limbu (Jhapa), Bharat Khawas (Army)