29-member Nepali team to travel to China for ISF Football World Cup

A Nepali team is departing for China on Friday to take part in the 29th edition of the ISF Football World Cup.

The 29-member team, including 20 players, consists of players aged 16 to 18. The tournament in China will run from Asoj 31 to Kartik 9, that is, from October 17 to 26.

Rajkumar Karki, secretary-general of the School Sports Federation, will travel as team leader. He is also a member of the executive committee of the International School Sport Federation.

According to Secretary-General Karki, 372 players took part in the selection competition. Of them, 40 were selected in the first round, and 20 were included in the final squad, he said.

Players in the team include Ivanratna Tuladhar, Manav Subba, Aarabh Shrestha, Agrimjung Singh Basnet, Sahilraj Thapa, Prashant Meyangbo, Riwaj Gurung, Sagarva Bahadur Shrestha, Samyog Rai, Suyash Paudel, Anshuman KC, Bhabishya Shah, Shivansh Bhattarai, Aakrishta Mahat, Krishna Gurung, Tenzing Sherpa, Isaac Shahi, and Argen Tuladhar, among others.