Nepal head coach Abdullah Almutairi has made another surprise in Nepal national team selection.

He has axed regulars Bharat Khawas, Ranjit Dhimal, Ravi Paswan, Nishan Khadka, Darshan Gurung and Nitin Thapa from the squad, finalized for upcoming friendly match against Iraq and FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Nepal is playing against Iraq in an international match on May 29 in Basra, Iraq.

Final squad:

GKs: Kiran Kumar Limbu (GK), Deep Karki (GK), Bishal Sunar (GK)

DFs: Ananta Tamang, Gautam Shrestha, Suman Aryal, Rohit Chand, Dinesh Rajbanshi, Bikash Khawas

MFs: Bishal Rai, Sunil Bal, Pujan Uparkoti, Arik Bista, Anjan Bista,  Santosh Tamang, Ayush Ghalan, Suraj Jeu Thakuri, Kamal Thapa

FWs: Abhishek Rijal, Suman Lama, Manish Dangi, Nawayug Shrestha, Aashish Lama

Gautam Shrestha, Ayush Ghalan, Suraj Thakuri, Kamal Thapa, Bishal Sunar and Manish Dangi are the rookie players to make to the final squad for the first time.

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