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The Hindu
21-07-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Nepal women's team coach Patrick De Wilde resigns after differences with federation
Belgian Patrick De Wilde has resigned as the head coach of the Nepal women's national team after having differences in opinion with the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). The 61-year-old was appointed by the ANFA in June. His first major assignment with the side was the AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers, in which Nepal lost out to Uzbekistan on penalties in a decisive fixture. In the other qualifiers, his side had beaten Laos and Sri Lanka comfortably, scoring a combined 17 goals against the two teams without conceding. Soon after the qualifiers, De Wilde came out to the media to vent his frustrations around how the federation operated and meddled in his work. Sportstar understands that the Belgium Pro Licence-holding coach will not continue his collaboration with ANFA over differences in their vision regarding the future development of women's football in the country. ANFA had announced that De Wilde's tenure would last one year. This was the Belgian's first stint of coaching a women's team. In his career of more than 20 years, he's coached clubs across Ukraine, China, Austria, and Tunisia and also coached national teams like Algeria, Hungary, and Lithuania. Most recently, he assisted China's Under-23 team and was appointed as Nepal Super League outfit Kathmandu Rayzrs FC head coach, technical director, and international scout.
The Hindu
20-06-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Nepal squad for AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers — Sabitra Bhandari, Anjila Subba looks to shine
Nepal will look to qualify for the AFC Women's Asian Cup for the first time as it begins its qualification campaign next week. The team, led by Belgian head coach Patrick De Wilde, will face Uzbekistan, Laos, and Sri Lanka in its group. Only the group winner will qualify for the final tournament, set to be held in Australia next year. All matches will take place at the Do'stlik Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Nepal has previously qualified for the Asian Cup three times, making group-stage exits on each occasion. Its last appearance was in 1999. NEPAL SQUAD FOR ASIAN CUP QUALIFIERS Goalkeepers: Anjila Tumbapo Subba, Usha Nath, Anjana Rana Magar Defenders: Gita Rana, Nisha Thokar, Samikshya Ghimire, Manmaya Damai, Pratiksha Chaudhary, Bimala BK, Puja Rana, Amrita Jaishi Midfielders: Bimala Chaudhary, Anita Basnet, Renuka Nagarkote, Preeti Rai, Saru Limbu, Sabita Rana Magar, Saraswoti Hamal Forwards: Sabitra Bhandari, Rashmi Kumari Ghising, Chandra Bhandari, Anita KC, Rekha Poudel NEPAL SCHEDULE Match Date Kick-Off time (local time) Kick-Off time (Nepal time) Kick-Off time (IST) 1. Nepal vs Laos June 29, 2025 5:00 pm 5:45 pm 5:30 pm 2. Sri Lanka vs Nepal July 2, 2025 5:00 pm 5:45 pm 5:30 pm 3. Uzbekistan vs Nepal July 5, 2025 8:00 pm 8:45 pm 8:30 pm
