Ariana: Afghanistan women’s national under-23 football team defeated Turkmenistan 2-1 in their first game at the Central Asian Football Association U-23 Women Championship on Friday. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s National Football Team lost 0-1 to Asian Cup champions Qatar during their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 joint qualifying match on Tuesday night. Qatar, who has already qualified for the 2022 World Cup as hosts, plays India next on March 26, with Afghanistan taking on Bangladesh. Click here
1TV: Afghanistan defeated Sri Lanka by seven wickets in their third match of Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh on Monday and advanced to semi-finals of the tournament. The win was Afghanistan’s second in the tournament after beating Oman by nine wickets. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Afghan Football Team ‘Prepared,
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s National Cricket Team beat West Indies by 41 runs during Saturday night’s match to level their three-match Twenty20 series 1-1. The final match is also at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, India—where Afghanistan plays their home games—on Sunday at 6 pm (Kabul time). Click here to read more (external link). More Afghan Cricket News
Tolo News: A late goal by India kept Afghanistan from winning in the Group E match of the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifier. Afghan Zelfagar Nazary scored in the 46th minute, but Doungel headed in his first goal for India to tie the match in the 93rd minute. The match was
1TV: Afghanistan lost their first match of Emerging Teams Asia Cup as Pakistan claimed eight-wicket victory in Bangladesh on Thursday. Afghanistan will play against Oman in their next game of the tournament on Saturday. Click here to read more (external link). More Afghan Sports News Cricket: Afghanistan to Face West Indies in T20I Match in India
Tolo News: Farzad Mansoori, a member of the National Taekwondo Team, won a silver medal in the 2019 Belt and Road China Open International Taekwondo Championships, which started on November 7. He competed in the 68 kg weight category. Mansoori defeated a Chinese rival in his first match and a Nepalese in the second. Click here
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s National Taekwondo Team left Kabul on Sunday for China to participate in the 2019 Belt and Road China Open International Taekwondo Championships, which start on November 7. The Nov. 7-9 event will be held in Xi’an city of Shaanxi province in central China and will host more than 70 participating countries. Click here
Tolo News: Islam Amiri, former captain of Afghanistan’s national football team, has joined India’s Gokulam Kerala club for the upcoming I-League season, one of the premier football leagues in India. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Cricket: West Indies Arrives In India To Play Afghanistan
Ariana: The second cross-country cycling tournament was held in Bamyan province on Friday. 27 cyclists including eight girls from the capital Kabul and Bamyan provinces took part in the competition. The competitors pedaled a distance of 14 kilometer in the central Bamyan province of Afghanistan, for one-day. Click here to read more (external link).