Controversy has erupted in the national men's football team preparing to play in the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. According to various media reports, some of the players who are currently in the closed camp have left the training.

According to various reports, nine players in closed camp have left the training. Nine players left their hotel on Tuesday night. It is said that the management has informed ANFA about this.

A dispute has arisen between head coach Abdullah Almutari and the players after the decision to remove Rohit Chand from the national team. Bishal Shrestha, Ananta Tamang, Anjan Bista, Suman Lama, Tej Tamang, Bishal Rai and Bimal Gharti Magar are among the players that have left the hotel. After the senior players left the training, Almutairi has called 14 more players for closed training in return.

The Nepali team, which is currently in closed training, is scheduled to go to Qatar soon for further training and practice. Nepal is also scheduled to play two friendly football matches against Afghanistan in Qatar on May 23 and 24.

Nepal, which is in Group A for the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, is scheduled to play qualifiers with hosts Kuwait, Indonesia and Jordan in June.