Ariana: Afghanistan’s national football team will begin its campaign in the Diamond Jubilee International Football Tournament on Monday night with a match against hosts Maldives. The four-nation competition, which runs from June 1 to June 10, features Afghanistan, Maldives, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Click here to read more (external link). Other Afghan Sports News Cricket: Afghanistan,
Ariana: The Afghanistan U-20 national football team has been drawn alongside Jordan, Tajikistan and hosts Bahrain in Group D of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup China 2027 qualifiers. The official draw was held Thursday at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with qualification matches scheduled to take place from August 25 to September 6, 2026
Amu: The Afghanistan Cricket Board announced its squads for the upcoming Test and One-Day International series against India, with several experienced players returning to lead the team in both formats. The series is scheduled to run from June 6 to June 20 and includes a one-off Test match followed by a three-match ODI series. Click
Khaama: The England and Wales Cricket Board said members of the Afghanistan women refugee cricket team will travel to United Kingdom next month to participate in T20 matches and international cricket events. According to the ECB, 20 members of the team will begin their trip to England on June 22 in what will be the
Amu: Bost Region defeated Mis-e-Ainak Region by 36 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in a rain-affected match Wednesday at the e& Regional List A Tournament in Nangarhar. Bost posted 277 for 8 in its allotted 50 overs before rain interrupted Mis-e-Ainak’s chase, leaving the side at 119 for 7 after 22.4 overs. The victory marked
Amu: Amo Region secured a commanding eight-wicket victory over Bost Region on Monday in the e& Regional List A Tournament after restricting Bost to 159 runs and comfortably chasing down the target in Nangarhar. After winning the toss at the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Cricket Ground, Amo elected to field first and quickly took control of
Amu: Band-e-Amir Region opened its List A Tournament campaign with a tense seven-run victory over Mis-e-Ainak Region on Sunday after surviving a powerful late chase in a high-scoring match at the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Cricket Stadium in Nangarhar. Sunday’s result gives Band-e-Amir an early advantage in the regional one-day competition, which brings together Afghanistan’s top
Amu: Bost Region won the 2026 National T20 Cup on Wednesday after defeating Mis-e-Ainak Region by five wickets in the tournament final in Kunduz. The National T20 Cup, organized by the Afghanistan Cricket Board and sponsored by SuperCola, brought together regional teams from across the country and was held in Kunduz. The tournament is considered
Amu: The Afghanistan Cricket Board announced on Tuesday that it had opened the franchise acquisition process for the return of the Afghanistan Premier League, the country’s flagship Twenty20 competition, which is scheduled to resume later this year in the United Arab Emirates. The cricket board said it would formally issue requests for proposals for franchise
Amu: Exiled members of Afghanistan’s women’s cricket team are urging the International Cricket Council to recognize them as an official national side, arguing that the organization should follow the example set by FIFA in supporting displaced Afghan athletes. The appeal comes after FIFA changed its rules to allow exiled players from Afghanistan’s women’s football team