2015 SAFF Championship squads

Main article: 2015 SAFF Championship

Below are the squads for the 2015 South Asian Football Federation Cup, hosted by India, which will take place between 23 December 2015 and 3 January 2016. The player's total caps, their club teams and age are as of 23 December 2015 - the tournament's opening day.

## Group A

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### India

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Coach:  Stephen Constantine

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Subrata Pal |  (1986-11-24)24 November 1986 (aged 29)  | 63  | 0  |  FC Vestsjælland
2  | 2DF | Aiborlang Khongjee |  (1987-12-09)9 December 1987 (aged 28)  | 5  | 0  |  Shillong Lajong
3  | 2DF | Augustin Fernandes |  (1988-10-13)13 October 1988 (aged 27)  | 1  | 0  |  Salgaocar
5  | 2DF | Arnab Mondal |  (1989-09-25)25 September 1989 (aged 26)  | 18  | 1  |  East Bengal
7  | 3MF | Eugeneson Lyngdoh |  (1986-09-10)10 September 1986 (aged 29)  | 8  | 0  |  Bengaluru FC
9  | 4FW | Robin Singh |  (1990-05-09)9 May 1990 (aged 25)  | 23  | 2  |  Delhi Dynamos
10  | 3MF | Bikash Jairu |  (1982-04-12)12 April 1982 (aged 33)  | 2  | 0  |  East Bengal
11  | 4FW | Sunil Chhetri (Captain) |  (1984-08-03)3 August 1984 (aged 31)  | 84  | 47  |  Sporting CP
12  | 4FW | Jeje Lalpekhlua |  (1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 24)  | 28  | 9  |  Chennaiyin
14  | 3MF | Pronay Halder |  (1993-02-25)25 February 1993 (aged 22)  | 2  | 0  |  Dempo
16  | 1GK | Karanjit Singh |  (1986-01-08)8 January 1986 (aged 29)  | 17  | 0  |  Chennaiyin
19  | 4FW | Holicharan Narzary |  (1994-05-10)10 May 1994 (aged 21)  | 1  | 0  |  Dempo
20  | 2DF | Pritam Kotal |  (1993-08-09)9 August 1993 (aged 22)  | 6  | 0  |  Mohun Bagan
21  | 2DF | Narayan Das |  (1993-09-25)25 September 1993 (aged 22)  | 7  | 0  |  Dempo
23  | 1GK | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu |  (1992-02-03)3 February 1992 (aged 23)  | 5  | 0  |  Stabæk
24  | 2DF | Lalchhuan Mawia |  (1989-04-14)14 April 1989 (aged 26)  | 3  | 0  |  Bengaluru FC
26  | 2DF | Koushik Sarkar |  (1994-02-08)8 February 1994 (aged 21)  | 0  | 0  |  East Bengal
22  | 3MF | Rowllin Borges |  (1992-06-05)5 June 1992 (aged 23)  | 4  | 0  |  Sporting Goa
43  | 3MF | Lallianzuala Chhangte |  (1997-08-06)6 August 1997 (aged 18)  | 0  | 0  |  DSK Shivajians
46  | 3MF | Sanju Pradhan |  (1989-08-15)15 August 1989 (aged 26)  | 3  | 0  |  East Bengal

### Nepal

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Coach:  Patrick Aussems[1]

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Bikesh Kuthu |  (1993-06-24)24 June 1993 (aged 22)  | 1  | 0  |  Nepal Army Club
2  | 2DF | Rabin Shrestha |  (1991-05-17)17 May 1991 (aged 24)  | 21  | 0  |  Nepal Police Club
3  | 2DF | Biraj Maharjan |  (1990-11-15)15 November 1990 (aged 25)  | 50  | 1  |  Manang Marshyangdi Club
4  | 2DF | Ananta Tamang |  (1998-01-14)14 January 1998 (aged 17)  | 0  | 0  |  Far Western FC
6  | 2DF | Aditya Chaudhary |  (1996-04-19)19 April 1996 (aged 19)  | 0  | 0  |  APF Club
7  | 3MF | Jagajeet Shrestha |  (1993-08-07)7 August 1993 (aged 22)  | 16  | 1  |  Three Star Club
8  | 3MF | Bishal Rai |  (1993-06-06)6 June 1993 (aged 22)  | 1  | 0  |  Manang Marshyangdi Club
9  | 4FW | Anjan Bista |  (1998-05-15)15 May 1998 (aged 17)  | 1  | 0  |  Nepal APF
10  | 4FW | Anil Gurung (c)[2] |  (1988-09-23)23 September 1988 (aged 27)  | 42  | 10  |  Manang Marshyangdi Club
11  | 3MF | Heman Gurung |  (1996-02-27)27 February 1996 (aged 19)  | 0  | 0  |  Himalayan Sherpa
12  | 3MF | Bikram Lama |  (1989-08-29)29 August 1989 (aged 26)  | 7  | 0  |  Three Star Club
16  | 1GK | Kiran Chemjong |  (1990-03-20)20 March 1990 (aged 25)  | 25  | 0  |  Three Star Club
17  | 3MF | Yogesh Gurung  |  (1990-08-04)4 August 1990 (aged 25)  | 0  | 0  |  Jhapa XI
18  | 4FW | Nawayug Shrestha |  (1990-06-08)8 June 1990 (aged 25)  |  |  |  Nepal Army Club
19  | 2DF | Jitendra Karki |  (1987-08-26)26 August 1987 (aged 28)  | 0  | 0  |  Nepal Army Club
20  | 1GK | Amrit Chaudhary  |  (1994-03-23)23 March 1994 (aged 21)  |  |  |
23  | 2DF | Ranjit Dhimal |  (1991-04-14)14 April 1991 (aged 24)  | 0  | 0  |  Three Star Club
25  | 4FW | Bimal Magar |  (1998-01-26)26 January 1998 (aged 17)  | 7  | 1  |  Far Western FC
27  | 4FW | Nabin Lama  |  (1992-03-25)25 March 1992 (aged 23)  |  |  |  Nepal Army Club
30  | 2DF | Rohit Chand |  (1992-03-01)1 March 1992 (aged 23)  | 27  | 0  |  Manang Marshyangdi Club

### Sri Lanka

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Coach: Sampath Perera[3][4]

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Prabath Ruwan |  (1993-06-19)19 June 1993 (aged 22)  | 0  | 0  |  Air Force
4  | 3MF | Chalana Chameera |  (1993-01-10)10 January 1993 (aged 22)  | 0  | 0  |  Army
5  | 2DF | Dumidu Hettiarachchi |  (1983-05-09)9 May 1983 (aged 32)  | 0  | 0  |  Saunders
6  | 4FW | Mohamed Izzadeen |  (1981-01-17)17 January 1981 (aged 34)  | 17  | 4  |  Army
7  | 4FW | Zohar Zarwan |  (1996-02-15)15 February 1996 (aged 19)  | 6  | 1  |  Colombo FC
8  | 2DF | Asikur Rahuman |  (1993-12-31)31 December 1993 (aged 21)  | 4  | 0  |  Army
10  | 4FW | Kavindu Ishan |  (1992-10-17)17 October 1992 (aged 23)  | 8  | 3  |  Air Force
11  | 4FW | Nipuna Bandara  |  (1991-06-17)17 June 1991 (aged 24)  | 11  | 2  |  Air Force
13  | 3MF | Chathuranga Sanjeewa |  (1991-07-06)6 July 1991 (aged 24)  | 12  | 0  |  Navy
14  | 3MF | Mohamed Rifnas |  (1995-01-09)9 January 1995 (aged 20)  | 6  | 1  |  Renown
15  | 2DF | Subash Madushan |  (1990-05-31)31 May 1990 (aged 25)  | 5  | 1  |  Navy
19  | 3MF | Nalaka Roshan |  (1989-03-31)31 March 1989 (aged 26)  | 6  | 1  |  Navy
20  | 3MF | Sajith Kumara |  (1993-01-29)29 January 1993 (aged 22)  | 9  | 0  |  Renown
21  | 1GK | Kaveesh Fernando  |  (1995-05-25)25 May 1995 (aged 20)  | 0  | 0  |  Colombo FC
23  | 2DF | Mohamed Hakeem  |  (1992-09-15)15 September 1992 (aged 23)  | 2  | 0  |  Renown
24  | 3MF | Gnaruban Vinoth |  (1988-11-30)30 November 1988 (aged 27)  | 0  | 0  |  Solid SC
25  | 1GK | Sujan Perera |  (1992-07-18)18 July 1992 (aged 23)  | 10  | 0  |  Air Force SC
28  | 4FW | Madushan de Silva  |  (1993-11-16)16 November 1993 (aged 22)  | 9  | 0  |  Army
33  | 3MF | Edison Figurado |  (1990-07-25)25 July 1990 (aged 25)  | 0  | 0  |  Solid SC
35  | 3MF | Sanka Danushka |  (1984-12-28)28 December 1984 (aged 30)  | 0  | 0  |  Army

## Group B

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###  Maldives

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Coach:  Ricki Herbert

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Mohamed Imran (born 1985)  |  (1985-07-17)17 July 1985 (aged 30)  |  |  |  T.C.
| 1GK | Mohamed Faisal |  |  | 0  |  Club Eagles
1  | 1GK | Imran Mohamed (born 1980)  |  (1980-12-18)18 December 1980 (aged 35)  | 56  | 0  |  Maziya

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4  | 2DF | Ahmed Abdulla |  (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 28)  | 1  | 0  |  New Radiant
8  | 2DF | Samdhooh Mohamed |  | 0  | 0  |  Maziya
15  | 2DF | Amdhan Ali |  (1993-09-03)3 September 1993 (aged 22)  | 0  | 0  |  Maziya
17  | 2DF | Shafiu Ahmed |  (1988-11-13)13 November 1988 (aged 27)  | 14  | 1  |  New Radiant
21  | 2DF | Ibrahim Abdulla  |  |  |  |  Valencia

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2  | 3MF | Ali Samooh |  |  |  |  Mahibadhoo
| 3MF | Ali Fasir |  |  |  |  New Radiant
| 3MF | Mohamed Arif |  (1985-08-11)11 August 1985 (aged 30)  | 24  | 3  |  Kanbawza

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7  | 4FW | Ali Ashfaq (captain) |  (1985-09-05)5 September 1985 (aged 30)  | 102  | 44  |  PDRM
9  | 4FW | Asadhulla Abdulla |  (1990-09-19)19 September 1990 (aged 25)  | 6  | 2  |  Maziya
10  | 4FW | Ismail Easa |  |  | 1  |  Eagles
14  | 4FW | Ahmed Nashid |  (1989-04-09)9 April 1989 (aged 26)  | 2  | 0  |  Maziya
16  | 4FW | Hamza Mohamed |  |  |  |  New Radiant
| 4FW | Ansar Ibrahim |  |  |  |  Eagles
| 4FW | Naaiz Hassan |  |  |  |  T.C.
| 4FW | Ashad Ali |  (1985-09-14)14 September 1985 (aged 30)  | 28  | 2  |  New Radiant
| 4FW | Ahmed Imaz |  (1992-04-12)12 April 1992 (aged 23)  | 3  | 0  |  Maziya

###  Afghanistan

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Coach:  Petar Segrt

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Ovays Azizi |  (1992-01-29)29 January 1992 (aged 23)  | 4  | 0  |  IF Skjold Birkerød
16  | 1GK | Hamidullah Wakily  |  | 0  | 0  |
22  | 1GK | Fardeen Kohistani  |  (1994-06-15)15 June 1994 (aged 21)[5] | 3  | 0  |  Shaheen Asmayee F.C.
23  | 1GK | Mahboobullah Kakar  | 1994  | 0  | 0  |  Mawjhai Amu F.C.
3  | 2DF | Hassan Amin |  (1991-10-12)12 October 1991 (aged 24)  | 7  | 0  |  1.FC Saarbrücken
4  | 2DF | Roholla Iqbalzadeh |  (1994-11-02)2 November 1994 (aged 21)  | 1  | 0  |  Byåsen Toppfotball
5  | 2DF | Masih Saighani |  (1986-09-22)22 September 1986 (aged 29)  | 1  | 0  |  TSV Steinbach
6  | 2DF | Anoush Dastgir |  (1989-11-27)27 November 1989 (aged 26)  | 2  | 0  |  FC Lienden
13  | 2DF | Sayed Mohammad Hashemi |  (1994-03-02)2 March 1994 (aged 21)  | 1  | 0  |  Shaheen Asmayee F.C.
20  | 2DF | Mustafa Hadid |  (1988-08-25)25 August 1988 (aged 27)  | 20  | 2  |  Altona 93
29  | 2DF | Abdullah Abdalli  |  (1996-06-05)5 June 1996 (aged 19)  | 0  | 0  |  De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C.
2  | 3MF | Abassin Alikhil |  (1991-04-19)19 April 1991 (aged 24)  | 15  | 0  |  Viktoria Aschaffenburg
8  | 3MF | Faysal Shayesteh (Captain) |  (1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (aged 24)  | 12  | 3  |  Songkhla United F.C.
10  | 3MF | Shabir Isoufi |  (1992-03-09)9 March 1992 (aged 23)  | 3  | 1  |  ASWH
11  | 3MF | Norlla Amiri |  (1991-08-23)23 August 1991 (aged 24)  | 5  | 2  |  Trelleborgs FF
17  | 3MF | Mustafa Zazai |  (1993-05-09)9 May 1993 (aged 22)  | 11  | 2  |  FC St. Pauli II
18  | 3MF | Ahmad Hatifi |  (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 29)  | 17  | 1  | unattached
19  | 3MF | Omid Popalzay |  (1996-01-25)25 January 1996 (aged 19)  | 3  | 0  |  Achilles '29
21  | 3MF | Kanischka Taher |  (1991-04-04)4 April 1991 (aged 24)  | 3  | 0  |  SC Kapellen-Erft
26  | 3MF | Omid Homauoni  | 1994  | 0  | 0  |  Oqaban Hindukush F.C.
44  | 3MF | Rohid Samandary  | 1995  | 0  | 0  |  De Spin Ghar Bazan F.C.
7  | 4FW | Zubayr Amiri |  (1990-05-02)2 May 1990 (aged 25)  | 4  | 0  |  SC Hessen Dreieich
9  | 4FW | Khaibar Amani |  (1987-02-06)6 February 1987 (aged 28)  | 4  | 1  |  SC Hessen Dreieich
12  | 4FW | Anwar Akbari  |  (1993-08-02)2 August 1993 (aged 22)  | 4  | 0  |  Oqaban Hindukush F.C.
28  | 4FW | Josef Shirdel |  (1993-04-03)3 April 1993 (aged 22)  | 0  | 0  |  ETSV Weiche
37  | 4FW | Mustafa Afshar  |  (1986-08-02)2 August 1986 (aged 29)  | 0  | 0  |  Shaheen Asmayee F.C.
42  | 4FW | Fardin Hakimi  |  (1994-11-16)16 November 1994 (aged 21)  | 1  | 0  |  Oqaban Hindukush F.C.

###  Bangladesh

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Coach: Maruful Haque

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Shahidul Alam Sohel |  (1992-05-01)1 May 1992 (aged 23)  | 14  | 0  |  Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
22  | 1GK | Russel Mahmud Liton |  (1994-11-30)30 November 1994 (aged 21)  | 6  | 0  |  Sheikh Russel KC
23  | 1GK | Ashraful Islam Rana |  (1988-05-01)1 May 1988 (aged 27)  | 1  | 0  |  Mohammedan SC
| 2DF | Nasiruddin Chowdhury |  (1979-10-09)9 October 1979 (aged 36)  | 16  | 1  |  Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
15  | 2DF | Waly Faisal |  (1985-03-01)1 March 1985 (aged 30)  | 32  | 0  |  Sheikh Russel KC
| 2DF | Atiqur Rahman Meshu |  (1988-08-26)26 August 1988 (aged 27)  | 31  | 2  |  Sheikh Russel KC
12  | 2DF | Nasirul Islam Nasir |  (1988-10-05)5 October 1988 (aged 27)  | 28  | 0  |  Dhaka Abahani
2  | 2DF | Raihan Hasan |  (1994-09-10)10 September 1994 (aged 21)  | 15  | 0  |  Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
5  | 2DF | Yeamin Ahmed Chowdhury Munna |  (1991-08-02)2 August 1991 (aged 24)  | 12  | 0  |  Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
4  | 2DF | Yeasin Khan |  (1994-09-16)16 September 1994 (aged 21)  | 13  | 0  |  Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
3  | 2DF | Topu Barman |  (1994-12-20)20 December 1994 (aged 21)  | 11  | 0  |  Sheikh Russel KC
7  | 3MF | Zahid Hossain |  (1988-06-15)15 June 1988 (aged 27)  | 33  | 5  |  Sheikh Russel KC
8  | 3MF | Mamunul Islam Mamun (c) |  (1988-12-12)12 December 1988 (aged 27)  | 41  | 2  |  Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
6  | 3MF | Jamal Bhuyan |  (1990-04-10)10 April 1990 (aged 25)  | 17  | 0  |  Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
13  | 3MF | Monaem Khan Raju |  (1990-07-07)7 July 1990 (aged 25)  | 15  | 0  |  Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
18  | 3MF | Sohel Rana |  (1995-03-27)27 March 1995 (aged 20)  | 14  | 0  |  Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
10  | 3MF | Hemanta Vincent Biswas |  (1995-12-13)13 December 1995 (aged 20)  | 13  | 1  |  Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
20  | 4FW | Shakhawat Hossain Rony |  (1993-04-18)18 April 1993 (aged 22)  | 7  | 3  |  Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
| 4FW | Jewel Rana |  (1995-12-25)25 December 1995 (aged 19)  | 8  | 0  |  Dhaka Mohammedan
9  | 4FW | Nabib Newaj Jibon |  (1990-08-17)17 August 1990 (aged 25)  | 4  | 0  |  Team BJMC

###  Bhutan

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Coach: Pema Dorji[6]

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Tshering Dendup |  (1994-04-04) 4 April 1994 (age 30) | 3  | 0  |  Yeedzin
21  | 1GK | Hari Gurung |  (1992-02-18) 18 February 1992 (age 32) | 16  | 0  |  Yeedzin

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3  | 2DF | Dhan Bahadur Biswa |  (1994-07-06) 6 July 1994 (age 30) | 0  | 0  |
4  | 2DF | Jigme Dorji |  (1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 (age 29) | 15  | 0  |  Thimphu City
5  | 2DF | Man Bahadur Gurung |  (1993-03-15) 15 March 1993 (age 31) | 12  | 0  |  Thimphu City
11  | 2DF | Karma Nidup |  (1993-12-31) 31 December 1993 (age 30) | 9  | 0  |  Thimphu City
20  | 2DF | Dawa Gyeltshen |  (1992-07-17) 17 July 1992 (age 32) | 19  | 0  |  Thimphu City
23  | 2DF | Karun Gurung |  (1986-06-09) 9 June 1986 (age 38) | 16  | 0  |  Terton

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12  | 3MF | Lungtop Dawa |  (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 (age 25) | 9  | 0  |  Druk Star
8  | 3MF | Karma Shedrup Tshering |  (1990-04-09) 9 April 1990 (age 34) | 18  | 0  |  Thimphu City
9  | 3MF | Ugyen Dorji |  (1993-12-23) 23 December 1993 (age 30) | 4  | 0  |  Terton
6  | 3MF | Chimi Dorji |  (1993-12-22) 22 December 1993 (age 30) | 19  | 0  |  Druk Star
14  | 3MF | Sonam Phuntsho  |  (1995-10-13) 13 October 1995 (age 28) | 0  | 0  |
15  | 3MF | Kuenga Gyeltshen |  (1992-05-05) 5 May 1992 (age 32) | 4  | 0  |  Druk United
17  | 3MF | Biren Basnet |  (1994-10-20) 20 October 1994 (age 29) | 14  | 1  |  Thimphu City
18  | 3MF | Thinley Dorji |  (1990-05-05) 5 May 1990 (age 34) | 6  | 0  |  Yeedzin
18  | 3MF | Kezang Wangdi |  | 4  | 0  |  Druk Star
22  | 3MF | Lhendup Dorji |  (1994-12-05) 5 December 1994 (age 29) | 12  | 0  |  Druk Star
13  | 3MF | Tshering Wangdi |  | 6  | 0  |  Druk United
19  | 3MF | Kinzang Gyeltshen  |  | 0  | 0  |

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7  | 4FW | Chencho Gyeltshen |  (1996-05-10) 10 May 1996 (age 28) | 20  | 6  |  Satun United
10  | 4FW | Diwash Subba |  (1989-03-09) 9 March 1989 (age 35) | 9  | 0  |  Yeedzin
16  | 4FW | Tshering Dorji |  (1993-09-10) 10 September 1993 (age 30) | 15  | 3  |  Thimphu City

## References

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1. ^ "SAFF Suzuki Cup 2015: Nepal Coach Patrick Aussems Announces Final Squad". GoalNepal.com. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
2. ^ "SAFF Suzuki Cup 2015: Nepal International Anil Gurung To Lead Nepal Team". GoalNepal.com. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
3. ^ "Team Sri Lanka football - All Statistics - 2015".
4. ^ "Sri Lanka squad for SAFF Suzuki Cup announced". 22 December 2015.
5. ^ "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Mohammad KOHISTANI". 24 September 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
6. ^ "Bhutan – SAFF Suzuki Cup". saffsuzukicup.com. South Asian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.

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