Tolo News: Afghanistan’s Cricket Board (ACB) has announced the lineup for their One-Day International (ODI) squad on Friday for the three-match series against West Indies. In addition to the suspended duo of Mohammad Shahzad and Aftab Alam, there was no place for the fast-bowling duo of Dawlat Zadran and Hamid Hassan, and Hashmatullah Shahidi, Noor Ali
Tolo News: The first round of female Under 18 rugby qualifying competitions will be Kabul on Saturday. In this one-day competition, 48 athletes from four schools from Kabul will participate and 18 players will be eligible to try out for the women’s national rugby team. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s U19 Cricket Team will face host South Africa in the opening game of 2020 U-19 World Cup on January 17. The schedule for the 16-team tournament, to be played over 24 days across eight venues, was announced by the International Cricket Council on Thursday. Afghanistan is playing against South Africa, UAE and
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s National Bowling Team is participating in the 25th Asian Tenpin Bowling Championship, which kicked off on Sunday in the Farwaniya Governorate of Kuwait. A total of 228 athletes from 27 countries will participate in the championship, which goes until October 30. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Mis Ainak
Tolo News: India’s national football team had a 1-1 draw against Bangladesh on Tuesday night in a qualifying match for both the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup. Afghanistan is in a group with Bangladesh, Oman, Qatar and India. Afghanistan will host India at Central Republican Stadium in Tajikistan on November 14. Click here
Ayaz Gul VOA News October 12, 2019 ISLAMABAD – The United States has hailed FIFA, soccer’s world governing body, for slapping a five-year ban on a former senior official of the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) for failing to act on sexual abuse allegations brought by the country’s female players. “Survivors of sexual abuse deserve justice
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 11, 2019 FIFA, world soccer’s governing body, has banned the former general secretary of the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) for five years for violations concerning the abuse of female players. FIFA said in a statement on October 11 that Sayed Aghazada was guilty of “various violations” of the FIFA Code of Ethics
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s youth Muay Thai team won a bronze medal at the Youth World Championships in Turkey, and a gold and silver medal in a Muay Talay competition. The event was hosted by the International Federation of Muay Thai Associations. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s cricket legspinner Rashid Khan has broken another record, this time in the Guinness World Records. Khan has taken 176 wickets in the international matches under the age of 20 and thus got his name in the Guinness World Records. Previously Pakistan’s cricket start Waqar Younus held the record. Click here to read more
Tolo News: The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has eliminated the Afghan women’s national football team from the world women’s ranking, due to the team’s lack of activity. The Afghan Women’s National Football team was in the 108 place in the FIFA ranking. Click here to read more (external link).