Nepal coach Johan Kalin has announced final squad for Kuwait & Chinese Taipei matches in FIFA World Cup round 2 qualifiers.

Nepal wil play against Kuwait on September 5 in Kuwait City and will meet Chinese Taipei five days later.

Coach Kalin has axed regular skipper Biraj Maharjan, Bimal Rana & goalie Alan Neupane. Regular Bharat Khawas will miss the qualifiers as he is undergoing Army training in Thailand.

Foreign based players, Rohit Chand and Kiran Chemjong are back to squad post Johor Darul Tazim friendly match.

Final Squad:

Goalkeepers: Kiran Chemjong, Bikesh Kuthu, Bishal Shrestha

Defenders: Saroj Dahal, Ajit Bhandari, Dinesh Rajbanshi, Ananta Tamang, Devendra Tamang, Rajeen Dhimal, Suman Aryal

Midfielders: Sunil Bal, Ravi Paswan, Anjan Bista, Sujal Shrestha, Heman Gurung, Bikram Lama, Tej Tamang, Santosh Tamang, Bishal Rai, Rohit Chand

Forwards: Bimal Gharti Magar, Abishek Rijal, Nawayug Shrestha.