Ariana: Afghanistan Cricket Board on Monday announced its board members have approved the proposal of a split-captaincy for the national team, which effectively removes Asghar Afghan as skipper. Click here to read more (external link). Other Afghan Sports News Afghan national football team arrives in Qatar for World Cup 2020 qualifiers
Tolo News: Afghanistan played Singapore in a friendly match that ended in a 1-1 draw on Saturday night ahead of the qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. Afghanistan will face Bangladesh on Thursday in Qatar for a qualifying match for the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 AFC
Tolo News: Afghanistan won a friendly match against Indonesia on Tuesday that was held in the UAE ahead of qualifier matches for the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. Afghanistan will face Singapore in another friendly match in the UEA which will kick off on Saturday. Click here to read more (external
Afghan mixed martial arts champ Hussain Bakhsh Safari plans to auction some of his medals to raise cash for the families of students killed in attacks in Kabul and Logar Province.
1TV: Afghanistan will host Pakistan for a series of three T20s and three ODIs to be held in the UAE in August and September, a Pakistani media outlet reported on Sunday. The cricket boards of the two countries are discussing the series, Geo News reported. Click here to read more (external link). More Sports News
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s national taekwondo team missed the Asian qualifying matches for the Tokyo Olympics over positive tests of three members of the squad amidst their trip to Jordan this week. Their coach has also tested positive for COVID-19. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Afghanistan’s one-off Test against Australia will be held at Hobart’s Blundstone Arena in Australia from November 27 to December 1, the Afghan Cricket Board confirmed Wednesday. It will be Afghanistan’s first match against the hosts in the longest format. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The second round of the Afghanistan Champions League has been delayed because of national football matches in the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers in June, the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) announced on Monday. Before this, the league was stopped during Ramadan but was expected to start on Sunday.
Tolo News: The construction of a volleyball gymnasium at the National Olympic Committee’s compound will take six months as its work has progressed by 25% so far, officials said on Friday. The government has invested 43 million Afs ($55,000) in the construction of the gymnasium that officials said will meet international norms. Click here to
Ariana: Afghanistan’s world-class MMA fighter Hussain Bakhsh Safari is selling two of his prized gold medals to raise money for the victims of Saturday’s deadly school bombing in Kabul city and the victims of last month’s guest house bombing in Logar province. Click here to read more (external link).