AFC U-14 football festival to begin from tomorrow in Dashrath Stadium

AFC U-14 football festival to begin from tomorrow in Dashrath Stadium and after Inaguration ceremony  Nepal U-14 National team A will take on Sri Lanka A in the opening match of AFC U-14 youth football festival starting from 19th of May in Dashrath Stadium Kathmandu. All Nepal football association (ANFA) has informed that AFC U-14 football festival official inauguration will be held on Jestha 6 at Dasrath Stadium. ANFA added that they had prepared everything for up-coming AFC Youth U-14 football festival starting from 19th of May at Dasrath Stadium.

Nepal, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh and  Sri Lanka are participating in the festival.

The football festival will be played in two formats; 30 minutes and 60 minutes. All the players in the team must play in the field. The players of the team also need to appear in the skills test.

ANFA will encamp all the visitors at ANFA Complex, Satdobato, Lalitpur.

Speaking in the program, AFC U-14 football festival project manager, John Whittle thanked ANFA for organizing developmental programs for the game.

"Though we (AFC) have funded the festival, it's ANFA who is doing everything. My sincere thanks to ANFA for hosting this event in Nepal", Whittle told reporters.

AFC VP and ANFA President, Ganesh Thapa said that the FA was proud to host the festival in Nepal.


Nepal U-14 Squad: 

Prabin Shrestha, Ajaya Shrestha, Sudan Thapa, Sagar Pariyar, Ranjan Thapa, Gaurab Budhathoki, Bikash Lama, Sugam Shrestha, Lalit Thapa, Bimal Ghati Magar, Hemanta Thapa, Kiran Sunar, Sajan Magar, Nishant Dhungana, Ramchandra Waji, Parbat Subba, Sunil bal, Suman Parajuli, Shiva Subedi, Sanjok Rai, Ananta Tamang and Ujwal Chemjong

Indian Squad

Goalkeepers: Subrata Das, Sam Noronha.
Defenders: M Jayananda Singh, Jerry Lalrinzuala, T Kishan Singh, Prosenjit Chakraborty, Amay Ganesh Ranawade, Amit Tudu, Mohammad Azhar, Schubert Mario D'Costa.
Midfielders: Bodo Baoringdao, Bugde Vineet Vikas, Laishram Loyangamba Singh, Kyntiew Shaphrang Kharlukhi, Aaron Franklin Hermiz, Saravanan Kiran.
Forwards: Sourav Chakraborty, Laishram Bedashwor Singh, Mohammed Hasil, Hoble Kapil Satish, Krishna Pandit, Zonunmawia.Head Coach: Sajid Yousuf DarAssistant Coach-cum-Manager: Tarun Roy
Goalkeeping Coach: Mohamad Yusuf AnsariPhysio: Vishnu Nair.

Nepal will take on Lankan team in the first format of 30 minutes play.

Here is the complete fixtures: 

19th of May: Format 1

9:15 -9:45: Opening Ceremony
10:00 - 10:30 : India B Vs Sri Lanka B
10:35-11:05: Bangladesh B Vs Bhutan B
11:10 - 11:40: Sri Lanka A Vs Bhutan A
11:45 - 12:15: India A Vs Bangladesh A

Lunch

14:30-15:00: Bhutan B Vs India B
15:05-15:35: Nepal A Vs Sri Lanka A
15:40-16:10: Nepal B Vs Bangladesh B
16:15-16:45: Bangladesh A Vs Nepal A

Day 2 20th May: 

08:30-09-:00 : India B Vs Bangladesh A
09:05-09:35: Nepal B Vs Bhutan B
09:40-10:10: Sri Lanka A Vs India A
10:15-10:45: Bangladesh B Vs Sri Lanka B
10:50 - 11:20: Bhutan A Vs Bangladesh A
11:25-11:55: Sri Lanka A Vs Bhutan B
12:00-12:30: Nepal A Vs India A
12:35-13:05: Sri Lanka B Vs Nepal B
13:10-13:40 : Nepal A Vs Bhutan B

Day 3: Skills Test

Day 4: Format 2 (60 mins)

09:00-10:05: Bangladesg Vs India
10:15-11:20: Bhutan Vs Sri Lanka
11:30-12:35: Nepal Vs India

LUNCH

14:30-15:35: Bangladesh Vs Bhutan
15:45-16:50: Sri Lanka Vs Nepal

Day 5

13:30-14:35: India Vs Bhutan
14:40-15:45: Sri Lanka Vs India
15:55-17:00: Nepal Vs Bangladesh