Nepal head coach Abdullah Almutairi has boosted the morale of his players in a pre-match conference held in Kathmandu on Wednesday.

He termed his players as brave Gorkhalis who will fight to win.

"India is a strong team. They are 105 (FIFA Ranking). They are strong. But we want to show the people that we are real Gorkhalis, we will fight to win. We must win two games. We mustn’t play for a draw. We need to make people proud about the team", said AA in the conference. 

When asked him about the preparation, Kuwaiti coach said, "We set up camp in Pokhara. We are ready for the games. We want to make fans proud.
 I am happy to play first game at Dasharath stadium. Against India, it is pleasure for me". 

He added the matches against India is very important for FIFA ranking.

"We are here to create our future. We won’t talk about history. The matches against Indians are important for our ranking. We will jump 7-10 position in FIFA ranking if we win, which is very good. We won’t play defending. They are strong but we are real Gorkhali.

"It is going to be tough for both teams. 

Tomorrow we will have surprise. We will bring change. The most important change is mentality. 
performance of the players is also important", he added.

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