Striker Nawayug Shrestha has been appointed the new captain of Nepal national team.

ANFA bade farewell to Nepal national team on Tuesday. The team is flying to Doha, Qatar for a closed camp before heading towards Kuwait city for AFC Asian Cup qualifiers.

Coach Abdullah Almutairi excluded 11 senior players, including regular skipper Kiran Chemjong, from the team after coach-players saga.

Here is the final squad:

Goalkeepers: Deep Karki, Bishal Sunar, Tikendra Singh Thapa

Defenders: Bikash Khawas, Bikash Tamang, Gautam Shrestha, Rajan Gurung, Shiva Gurung, Suman Aryal

Midfielders: Akash Buda Magar, Arik Bista, Nir Kumar Rai, Pujan Uperkoti, Roshan Rana Magar, Santosh Tamang, Sesehang Angdembe, Sunil Bal, Suraj Jeu Thakuri

Forwards: Ayush Ghalan, Darshan Gurung, George Prince Karki, Manish Dangi, Nawayug Shrestha