Nepal will take on Laos in a Friendly match which will help the Grokhalis improve their FIFA ranking as they battle with the team that lies 4 position up in the FIFA ranking.

Nepal will be playing their first ever match after the new Japanese head coach Koji Gyotoku took over the team. The Japanese coach will have great time to show his presence in the team as a victory could help Nepal to boost up their morale for upcoming AFC Solidarity cup.

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Starting lineup of the match

Nepal are morally boosted with their recent victories in Bangabandhu cup and The SAG where they won gold medal ending more than two decades of trophy drought.

The team will be captained by Anil Gurung who missed out on couple of friendly matches and international tournament as the team then was captained by right back Biraj Maharjan who won two silverware for the Gorkhalis who were shocked by a devastating earthquake loosing more than 10,000 lives.

Japanese coach Koji will somehow be in pressure to prove himself as he has took over the regime from Bal Gopal Maharjan who won Bangabandhu cup with a team, adding a silverware to the team after almost 20 years.

The team will be without their star striker Bimal Gharti Magar who was in Belgium for his try outs, however an unfortunate death of his sister Manisha pulled him back to Nepal.

The Gorkhalis may start up with Nawayug Shrestha up front along with Bharat Khawas, however in-form Anjan Bista could be a great option as an attacking midfielder or as a supporting striker.

Center back Ananta Tamang could use up his experience that he gained during his training session with Marbella FC as he may pair up with Aditya Chaudhary on the center line.

Rabin Shrestha may start up at the left side of the defense, followed by Biraj Maharjan at the right. It will be an interesting decision to look after as the coach may be trouble choosing his stopper as regular choice Kiran would face competition from Bikesh Kuthu who won two major tournament with the team.

Laos, in the other hand stand 4 position ahead of Nepal in FIFA ranking at 176 and they enjoy the support of home crowd. The home side will look for nothing below victory in front of their home crowd.

Laos will be desperate to overcome their bad form as they lost 7-0 to Lebanon and 5-0 to Korea Republic in their recent two matches. The Asian side will take on another south Asian nation, India in world cup qualifier and a match against Nepal will help them understand the caliber of India playing against their South Asian rivals.

The live streaming of the match will be available at TV Lao and it will also broadcast through different YouTube channels.

 

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