Aditya Chaudhary, Alan Neupane, Ananta Tamang, Anil Gurung, Anjan Bista, Bharat Khawas, Bhola Silwal, Bimal Gharti Magar, Bikesh Kuthu, Bikram Lama, Bishal Rai, Biraj Maharjan, Dinesh Rajbansi, Heman Gurung, Jagageet Shrestha and Jumanu Rai made the cut, while Karna Limbu, Kiran Chemgong, Nawayug Shrestha, Nirajan Malla, Rabin Shrestha, Raju Tamang, Ranjit Dhimal, Ritesh Thapa, Rohit Chand, Sagar Thapa, Sandip Rai, Santosh Sahukhala, Suraj BK and Shiva Shrestha also got into the squad.

The national team is currently preparing in Pokhara for the Qualifiers against the South Asian arcrivals with the first leg scheduled for March 12 in Guwahati and the second five days later in Kathmandu.

Meanwhile, the football governing body also announced a 44-member preliminary squad for AFC U-23 qualifiers with Bal Gopal Maharjan appointed the coach.

Aaditya Chaudhary, Ajit Bhandari, Anil Gurung, Anjan Bista, Amar Dangol, Ashim Jung Karki, Amit Tamang, Akash Thapa, Ananta Tamang , Amrit Chaudhary, Ajit Prajapati, Alan Neupane, Bikash Tamang , Bibek Basnet,

Bimal Gharti Magar, Bishal Rai,  Biswas Shrestha, Bikesh Kuthu and Birendra Bahadur Chand have been picked up for the first phase of selection.

Dhiraj Tamang, Dona Thapa, Kamal Shrestha , Dinesh Rajbansi, Devendra Tamang , Gaurav Budathoki Magar,  Hem Bahadur Tamang , Heman Gurung, Hemanta Thapa Magar, Jangbo Sherpa, Jagajeet Shrestha,  Kamal Thapa, Niraj Basnet,

Kalu Thapa, Man Bahadur Tamang ,  Prakash Budathoki (MF),  Ranjan Bista, Ram Thapa, Rupesh KC, Sulav Maskey, Santosh Tamang, Sunil Bal, Sushil KC, Sujal Shrestha and Sanjay Raj Bhakta are the others picked up for the event.