Tolo News: Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) officials said Monday that the federation is trying to hire German-born Afghan football player Nadim Amiri for the national team. Amiri, whose parents are from Afghanistan, currently plays with Germany’s Hoffenheim team. Amiri recently played a key role in the victory of Germany’s under 21 team in the UEFA European
Tolo News: The ACB officials on Saturday called on President Ashraf Ghani to help them maintain their Full Membership status. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) officials said at a press conference on Saturday that Afghanistan’s status as a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) is a great achievement but that in order to maintain this
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 22, 2017 Afghanistan has joined an elite list of countries eligible to compete at the highest level of test cricket after it was voted a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The ICC voted unanimously on June 22 to allow Afghanistan and Ireland to become the 11th and
Tolo News: Abbas Karimi, an 18-year-old disabled Afghan swimmer, has won two gold medals at the U.S Indianapolis Para Swimming World Series. He is the first Afghan to qualify for the 2017 World Para Swimming Championships in Mexico which will be held later this year. Karimi, who was born without arms, is now through to the Mexico championships after he won
Khaama Press: The Afghanistan national cricket team managed to secure its first victory in the One Day International (ODI) series between the two countries after whitewashed in Twenty20 International series. Played at the Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in St Lucia, the Afghan team won the toss and elected to bat first, setting a target of
BBC News: Ireland’s scheduled three-match one-day series against Afghanistan in Belfast next month has been called off. Afghanistan have pulled out of the tour because of a clash with the country’s preparations for their domestic franchise T20 competition. “We are disappointed the matches won’t proceed in July,” said a Cricket Ireland spokesperson. Click here to read
ESPNcricinfo: West Indies clinched the T20 series with a game to go, brushing Afghanistan aside for the second night in a row. With a combination of Samuel Badree’s discipline and the pace of Jerome Taylor and Kesrick Williams, the hosts struck thrice inside four overs in Afghanistan’s chase of 123, setting the tone for a comfortable
AFP: Afghanistan has cancelled the proposed home and away fixtures with Pakistan after the country’s intelligence agency said the recent bomb attack by militants was allegedly backed by Islamabad. “The ACB hereby cancel all kinds of cricket matches and initial mutual relationship agreement with the PCB,” the Afghan board said on its Facebook page. Click here
Hindustan Times: Every time there is a blast in Afghanistan, it sends shivers down the spine of these three Afghanistan cricketers who represent the country’s disabled team. Abdullah Liwal, Shafiqullah Samim and Bashir were part of the 15-member Afghanistan disabled cricket team that recently played a T20 series against India in Greater Noida, near the Capital.
Pakistan cricketers will play their first Twenty20 match in Afghanistan’s capital later this year, officials from the nations said on Saturday, as the neighbours put aside political tensions for two upcoming friendlies. The announcement of the games, the first of which is scheduled for July or August, comes as Islamabad and Kabul face off over