The preliminary team of Nepal has been announced for the friendly football match that Nepal will play with England C at its home ground in the coming month of May.

Head coach Vincenzo Alberto Ennis has announced a 28-man initial squad.

Rohit Chand, who could not go to Bahrain due to family reasons, is included in the team. Army's Fatteman Ghale has been included in the initial team.

Similarly, most of the players who played against Bahrain in the World Cup qualifiers have been included in the initial team this time as well. Remember, Nepal is playing a friendly football match with England C in Aldershot on May 6.

Nepal's 28-member preliminary squad:

Goalkeepers: Kiran Chemjong, Abhishek Baral, Bishal Sunar, Santosh Mahat

Defenders: Abhishek Limbu, Anant Tamang, Bimal Pandey, Bishal Basnet, Chiring Lama, Rohit Chand, Sanish Shrestha, Saubhagya Rai, Ajay Chaudhary, Yogesh Gurung

Midfielders: Bharat Khawas, Laken Limbu, Mani Kumar Lama, Manish Dangi, Utsav Rai, Fateman Ghale, Rohan Karki

Forwards: Anjan Bisht, Dinesh Henjan, Gillespie Jung Karki, Hisub Thapalia, Sameer Tamang, Sanjeev Bista, Rajesh Pariyar