The position had remained vacant following the resignation of coach Chet Narayan Shrestha and his staff who quit their role following Nepal’s dismal show at the SAFF U-18 Championship which concluded in Kathmandu on Sunday.

Two-time defending champions Nepal who were aiming to complete a hat-trick of the tournament met an ugly and unexpected fate having held at a 1-1 stalemate by the Maldives before suffering a shocking 3-0 defeat against Bhutan. Nepal crashed out from the group stage of the tournament as Bhutan and Maldives played a goalless draw in the last match of the group stage.
ANFA, in its website, has said that the other vacant positions of a goalkeeping coach and assistant coach will be filled shortly.

Nepal are placed in Group D alongside hosts Iran, United Arab Emirates and Kyrgyzstan. Group winners and four or five best runners up from the 11 groups in the Qualifiers will secure their berth at the AFC Under-19 Championship slated to be held in October next year in Uzbekistan.