ANFA rescheduled AFC challenge cup Qualifier 2011( group D)!!!

The AFC challenge cup Qualifier 2011 of group D that have been rescheduled to April 7 to 11 from the previous date of March 21-25. AFC reschedule the date on the special request of ANFA as the main venue was already given on rent for the international wrestling competition by the Nepal sports council. The tournament will take place in two venues:  Dasarath stadium and the Halchowk maidan(field) of APF. The group D consists of Nepal along with word cup qualifier of 2010 North Korea, Srilanka and the winner between Afghanistan and Bhutan and the matches between Bhutan and Afghanistan will take place on 9 and 16 February 2011 on home and away basis.

Logo of AFC

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bhutan		Afghanistan

According to the news, the second round of team selection for the AFC challenge cup qualifier was already done and will be announced shortly. The second round of selection was done by sending some players home from the team of 46 players who have been selected in  preliminary round. The new team consist of 5 goalkeepers , 9 defender , 9 midfielder and 7 striker.  Graham Roberts and his team have selected 3o members and the probable members among the 30 are:

Jumanu rai

Goal Keepers: Bikash Malla (Army), Ritesh Thapa (NPC), Kiran Chemzong (NTSC), Bishal Shrestha (LH MMC), Rupak Shrestha (HSC)

Dasharath stadium

Defender: Sagar Thapa (HSC), Som Bahadur Malla (HSC), Bikash Singh Chhetri(Three star) Biraj Maharjan(Three star), Bishnu Sunuwar(Three star),Deepak Bhushal, Sandip Rai (LH MMC), Robin Shrestha (NPC), Rohit Chand (HAL India)

 Graham Roberts

Midfielder: : Bhola Silwal, Yogesh Shrestha, (NPC), Yogesh Gurung, Anil Ojha (NTSC), Rupesh KC, Jagjit Shrestha (HSC), Shiva Shrestha, Nirajan Khadka (LH MMC), Nirajan Malla (APF), Raju Tamang(Army)

Anil Gurung

Striker: Santosh Sahukhala, Sujal Shrestha (LH MMC), Jumanu Rai (NPC), Anil Gurung (SLFC), Bharat Khawas, Buddha Chemzong (NTSC), Ganesh Lawati (APF)