Nepal U-17 National Team will face Thailand in the first group match of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup Qualifiers today. The match will kick off at 4 PM local time (2:45 PM NST) at the Vie Tri Stadium in Vietnam.

Nepal is in Group 'F' in the tournament alongside Vietnam, Chinese Taipei and Thailand. Nepal will play against hosts Vietnam on October 7 and Chinese Taipei on October 9.

The ten group winners in the qualifiers and six best runners-up will qualify for the Asian Cup finals. The hosts for the finals are yet to be decided after Bahrain withdrew the rights to host the competition.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Samir Chand, Rubin Bhogati, Krishal Moktan

Defenders: Madan Poudel, Yunish Magar, Dipak Thapa Magar, Nishant Tamang, Bikram Tamang, Semanta Thapa, Aswin Ghorasainee, Dhiraj Bishwokarma, Ram Thapa

Midfielders: Harish Raj Bhatta, Prashant Laksham, Binod KC, Shriyans Manandhar, Niraj Karki, Saroj Darlami, Unish Budhathoki, Lachhu Thapa, Dhan Singh BK

Forwards: Subash Bam, Sijal Rai