Kathmandu, Nov. 15 -- The head coach of Nepal's senior men's football team Johan Kalin has announced the final squad to play against Kuwait in the 'home fixture' under the FIFA World Cup and Asian Cup joint qualifiers. The match, however, will be played at the neutral venue in Thimpu, Bhutan, on Tuesday - after Dashrath Stadium was found unfit to host the match.

Forward Bharat Khawas, who had missed Nepal's first four matches of the qualifiers to take part in the Nepal Army's Flight Operational Officer course in Thailand, has retained place in the final-23 member squad. Khawas is the first Nepali player to score a goal against a nation placed within the top 100 in the FIFA rankings. He scored when Nepal played a 1-1 draw against Jordan, ...