Nepal facing Tajikistan in U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers opener on Wednesday

Nepal are looking for their maiden berth in the Asian Cup, having failed to advance from all five editions of the qualifiers they have participated so far.

Nepal U23 men’s football team has participated in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers in five of the last six editions since the tournament's inaugural edition in 2013, but they have failed to progress to the big stage in all of them. Nepal did not participate in the qualifiers for the sixth edition in 2023.