Forward George Prince Karki has been handed his first senior call up to the Nepali squad as coach Gyotoku Koji announced his final squad on Saturday for AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers against Tajikistan.

Nepal Army forward Karki was a surprise inclusion as Koji left out national team captain Anil Gurung in the final squad.

Full squad

Goalkeepers: Kiran Chemjong, Bishal Shrestha, Bikesh Kuthu

Defenders: Biraj Maharjan, Devendra Tamang, Ananta Tamang, Dinesh Rajbanshi, Jitendra Karki, Aditya Chaudhary, Kamal Shrestha

Midfielders: Sunil Bal, Heman Gurung, Rohit Chand, Suman Lama, Anjan Bista, Bikram Lama, Bishal Lama, Hemanta Thapa Magar, Sujal Shrestha

Forwards: Bimal Gharti Magar, George Prince Karki, Nawayug Shrestha, Bharat Khawas