Drawn in Group B, Nepal will play Kuwait away in their opening match on September 5 and then travel to Chinese Taipei for their second match five days later. Also in the fray are Australia and Jordan.
The Nepal squad was finalised following a friendly against Johor Darul Ta'zim on Monday, which the Malaysian Super League champions won 1-0.
Nepal Squad
Goalkeepers: Kiran Chemjong, Bikesh Kuthu, Bishal Shrestha.
Defenders: Saroj Dahal, Ajit Bhandari, Dinesh Rajbanshi, Ananta Tamang, Devendra Tamang, Rajeen Dhimal, Suman Aryal.
Midfielders: Sunil Bal, Ravi Paswan, Anjan Bista, Sujal Shrestha, Heman Gurung, Bikram Lama, Tej Tamang, Santosh Tamang, Bishal Rai, Rohit Chand.
Forwards: Bimal Gharti Magar, Abishek Rijal, Nawayug Shrestha.
Photo: All Nepal Football Association
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