Nepal has announced the initial squad for the two matches against Bahrain as part of the second round of the FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup qualifiers.

Head coach Vincenzo Alberto announced the 33-member initial squad on Friday. According to ANFA, the closed training of the team will start from next Monday.

Remember, Nepal is playing two home and away matches against Bahrain on the 21st and 27th of March as part of the qualifying tournament.

Under the qualifiers, Bahrain, UAE and Yemen are in Group H along with Nepal.

Goalkeepers: Abhishek Baral, Deep Karki, Vishal Sunar, Kiran Chemjong

Defenders: Ajay Chaudhary, Anant Tamang, Anjal Maharjan, Bimal Pandey, Bishal Basnet, Chiring Lama, Dipendra BK, Rohit Chand, Sanis Shrestha, Sumit Shrestha, Yogesh Gurung

Midfielders: Eric Bisht, Vishal Tamang, Kritish Ratna Chunju, Laken Limbu, Mani Kumar Lama, Manish Dangi, Rohan Karki, Santosh Khatri, Suraj Jiu Thakuri, Utsav Rai

Forwards: Anjan Bista, Ayush Ghalan, Dinesh Henjan, Gillespie Jung Karki, Hisub Thapalia, Rajesh Pariyar, Sameer Tamang, Sanjib Bista