8am: The Afghanistan women’s football team in exile lost their first match on Sunday in the tournament (FIFA Unites: Women’s Series), hosted by FIFA in Morocco, with a score of six to one against Chad. Reuters reported on Monday, October 27, that for the players who had been deprived of playing for years following the
Ariana: Afghanistan will be represented by 69 athletes competing across 13 sports at the upcoming Islamic Solidarity Games 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event, organized by the Islamic Solidarity Sports Association, will bring together athletes from member nations of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for one of the largest multi-sport gatherings in the
Ariana: Afghanistan’s national rugby team defeated Lebanon 14–12 in the Asian Rugby Emirates Men’s Sevens Series 2025 in Muscat on Saturday. The tournament features teams from Afghanistan, Bahrain, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. Click here to read more (external link). More Afghan Sports News Afghanistan Defeated by
Ariana: The Afghanistan national volleyball team suffered a 3-1 defeat against Turkmenistan in their third match of the Central Asian Volleyball Association (CAVA) Men’s 2025 tournament. Afghanistan will take on Nepal in their next match on Sunday. Click here to read more (external link). Other Afghan Sports News Afghanistan fined for slow over-rate against Zimbabwe
Ariana: Afghanistan’s national volleyball team defeated the Maldives 3–0 in its second match of the Central Asian Volleyball Association (CAVA) Cup Men’s 2025. In their third match, scheduled for tomorrow (Friday, October 24), the Afghan team will face Turkmenistan. Click here to read more (external link). Other Afghan Sports News Afghanistan Women’s Football Team in
Amu: A five-member Afghan wrestling delegation has departed for Bahrain to participate in the third edition of the Asian Youth Games. The games begin Sunday, Oct. 22, in Bahrain and will continue through Oct. 31. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Afghanistan volleyball team narrowly loses to Sri Lanka in Central
Amu: Zimbabwe’s U19 team ended Day 1 of the four-day Youth Test against Afghanistan with a narrow lead, reaching 130 for 2 at stumps and leading by 3 runs after bowling out the visitors for 127 earlier in the day. The fixture is part of a bilateral U19 red-ball series hosted by Zimbabwe. Click here
Ariana: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced that the Afghanistan Under-19 national team will travel to India later this month to take part in an international Tri-Nation Youth ODI series. The tournament, set to be held in Bengaluru from November 17 to November 30, 2025, will feature India U19 A, India U19 B, and
Khaama: MMA fighter Ahmad Wali Hotak will face a Russian opponent in the upcoming international MMA Series in Russia, representing Afghanistan on the global stage. The match is scheduled for October 23, with Afghan sports fans expressing strong support for Hotak, who has become a symbol of resilience and national pride in international arenas. Click
Amu: Afghanistan’s cricket board on Saturday announced its withdrawal from an upcoming T20I series against Pakistan in protest of a deadly Pakistani airstrike that killed eight people, including three young cricketers, in the eastern province of Paktika. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said in a statement it was “deeply saddened” by what it called a