John Owens VOA News November 30, 2016 ATHENS — They risked their lives crossing continents and seas, but for 90 minutes a week the biggest hurdle for these young men is avoiding the offside trap. A new football team with big-name backing is aiming to make an impact in the Greek leagues, despite the difficulty of
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
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
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
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
Tolo News: More than 7,000 audiences participated in the final match of the fifth round of Afghanistan Roshan Premier League (RAPL) where they cheered their favorite teams and showed their interest for peace and unity in the country. The audience at the stadium said they feel happy watching their favorite teams and they want peace in the
ESPNCricinfo: Afghanistan sounded a stern warning to Bangladesh in their warm-up match in Fatullah by beating BCB XI by 66 runs in a low-scoring match. Hashmatullah Shahidi’s 69 was supported by Mohammad Nabi, who took four wickets to help Afghanistan defend 233. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports Shaheen Asmayee Thumps Simorgh Alborz