Tolo News: Djelaludin Sharityar, the former captain of the Afghan National Football Team has accused Mohammad Yousef Kargar, former coach, and Islamuddin Amiri, former captain, of match-fixing regarding a number of games in 2008. Shariatyar lodged the accusations on his Facebook page and wrote his “article” in English, Dari and Pashto. He said the former coach,
1TV: The Afghanistan national football team lost a friendly football match 1-0 to the national football team of Tajikistan on Sunday evening. The match was held in the capital of Tajikistan Dushanbe. The first half of the game ended in draw despite both sides had chances to hit goals in the middle period of the match.
Khaama Press: The former captain of the Afghanistan National Football Team has rejoined the national team after almost two years of break. Amiri confirmed his return to the national team via a short statement posted on his official Facebook account. “It’s an honour to be back with my national team after 2 years break. I wanna
Khaama Press: The Afghanistan National Beach Soccer team has made a considerable gain in the World Ranking of Beach Soccer by climbing 51 points to rise to 57 in the world from its previous ranking of 108. According to Afghanistan National Football Federation, the latest ranking puts Afghanistan ahead of some of the prominent teams, including
CNN: She’s faced death threats, violence and depression, but the former captain of Afghanistan’s women’s football team Khalida Popal refuses to be silenced. “There are so many women who can’t get out of Afghanistan and die,” Popal told CNN during a recent visit to London, where she attended the Beyond Sports awards. “I have a voice
1TV: Mohammad Nabi and Mohammad Shahzad to feature in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) edition 2017, a Twenty20 event which include International star players. More than 410 players were placed in the draft for this year’s PSL edition in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday night, a list that included Mohammad Nabi and Mohammad Shahzad. Click here
Excelle Sports: Khalida Popal is the former captain of the Afghanistan women’s national soccer team, and one of the country’s most influential women when it comes to developing the hopes, dreams and talents into not just a national team, but open access to the sport itself. On Wednesday, she spoke with a news program in the
1tv: Afghanistan lost to Brazilian side Clube Atletico Paranaese 0-2 in their fourth match of the Subroto Cup 2016 international football tournament in New Delhi on Saturday. The result forced Afghanistan [to] fall from the first place on the points table, having won all the first three matches. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports
AP: On a recent sunny morning in northern Afghanistan, excited children and bemused policemen lined the banks of a fast-flowing river to watch a group of Europeans in multi-coloured kayaks navigate the white water. A drone-mounted camera also followed the kayakers’ progress, buzzing and hovering above them like a mosquito. Click here to read more
Khaama Press: A friendly international football match between the Afghanistan national football team and the national football team of Malaysia ended in draw. Played in Shah Alam Stadium, both the teams managed to score 1 each during the first half of the match but no goals were scored during the second half. Click here to read more