Abdullah Al Mutairi

Abdullah Al Mutairi is a Kuwaiti football manager who is the currently head coach of Sri Lanka national football team. He was also the head coach of the Nepal men's national football team for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC).^[1][2] He has also managed Kyrgyzstan national under-17 football team.^[3][4][5][6]

Abdullah Al Mutairi

Personal information
Full name	Abdullah Al Mutairi
Date of birth	(1981-12-18) 18 December 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Kuwait
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Managerial career
Years	Team
2015–2016	Radhwa
2016	Qaryat Al-Ulya
2017	Kyrgyzstan U17
2019	Al-Shahania U23
2020-2021	Kyrgyzstan U17
2021–2022	Nepal
2023	Afghanistan
2023–2024	Al-Jahra
2024–	Sri Lanka (interim)
Medal record Men's football Representing    Nepal (as Manager) SAFF Championship Runner-up 2021 Maldives

Career

Al-Mutairi used to train youth teams around Kuwait most notably Qadsia. On 2015, he moved to train teams in Saudi Arabia like Radhwa and Qaryat Al-Ulya. On 18 December 2020, Al-Mutairi got his AFC pro license from the Qatar Football Association.

Nepal

He announced to resign as the Nepal football team's head coach on 25 July 2021, blaming internal politics on social media.^[7][8] As per Abdullah Al Mutairi's request All Nepal Football Association requested the Youth and Sports Ministry to conduct investigation.^[9] On 13 October 2021, he led Nepal men's national football team to their first final in the SAFF Championship. They lost that final 3-0 against India.

Afghanistan

On 26 April 2023, he joined as the coach of the Afghanistan men's national football team.^[10] His first with Afghanistan ended with chaos when he ordered his team leave the field after Kyrgyzstan’s first goal in the 97th minute during the 2023 CAFA Nations Cup.^[11] On 16 June, Afghanistan lost 6-1 against Iran resulting in Al-Mutairi’s team finishing last in the group.

His erratic behaviour continued in a friendly match against Bangladesh in Dhaka on 7 September 2023, when he was sent off after a scuffle with a Bangladesh assistant coach.^[12]

Sri Lanka

On 20 August 2024, He was appointed as the interim head coach at Sri Lanka national football team for 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – play-off round matches against Cambodia.^[13]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 18 October 2023

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record					Ref.
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Nepal	4 April 2021	11 September 2022	19	5	2	12	026.3
Afghanistan	26 April 2023	20 October 2023	7	2	2	3	028.6
Total			26	7	4	15	026.9	—

References

1. Nepal appoints Kuwaiti national Abdullah Almutairi as head coach of men's national football team Archived 2021-06-02 at the Wayback Machine The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
2. "विवादमा फस्न नचाहेको भन्दै बन्द प्रशिक्षण छाडेका भारतीय सैनिक भन्छन्- नेपालमा मभन्दा एक सय एक राम्रा गोलरक्षक छन्". www.nepalpress.com (in Nepali). Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal Press. 8 May 2022. Archived from the original on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
3. "مدرب كويتي يدرب منتخب النيبال بدعم قطري". m.al-sharq.com. Archived from the original on 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
4. "Nepal football controversy: Abdullah Al Mutairi forgives players, but isn't he responsible for a solution?". english.onlinekhabar.com. Archived from the original on 2023-01-13. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
5. "No grassroots: Abdullah Al Mutairi's comment is true of Nepal football at least for the next few years". english.onlinekhabar.com. Archived from the original on 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
6. "Coach Abdullah Almutairi In A Stable Condition". goalnepal.com. Archived from the original on 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
7. "You are being redirected..." thehimalayantimes.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
8. "Abduallh announces to resign". neplays.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
9. "ANFA requests Youth and Sports Ministry to conduct investigation". thehimalayantimes.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
10. AFF
11. https://khelnow.com/football/2023-06-afghanistan-walkout-kyrgyz-republic
12. Reporter, Sports (2023-09-08). "'We were better in terms of chance creation'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
13. "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-08-20.