Ariana: Afghanistan World Cup squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman, Naveen ul Haq. Afghanistan will open its World Cup campaign against Bangladesh in Dharamsala on October 7. Click here to
Khaama: Ali Bilal, an Afghan fitness athlete, won the championship medal in the Flex Pro competition. He secured the gold medal in the men’s physique category at this competition held in Milan, Italy, as the official Flex Pro competition website reported. Ali Bilal is set to participate in the Mr. Olympia competition, the most significant
Ariana: Afghanistan defeated Kyrgyzstan 3-0 in their first match of the Under-17 CAFA Championship in Tajikistan on Sunday. Afghanistan scored the goals with kicks from Mohammad Waris Sherzai, Arash Ahmadi and Yaser Safi. Afghanistan will meet hosts Tajikistan in their next match of the tournament on Monday. Click here to read more (external link).
Reuters: A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers called on FIFA to recognize the exiled Afghanistan women’s soccer team, in a letter sent to the sport’s international governing body on Friday. The team has been playing in exile in Australia since the Taliban took control of the Afghan government in August 2021, causing many prominent women
Ariana: Iran beat Afghanistan 6-1 in Group B of the 2023 CAFA Nations Cup on Tuesday in Kyrgyzstan. Afghanistan player Farshad Noor scored their lone goal in the 57th minute. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Cricket: Najmul powers Bangladesh to 116-1 in Afghanistan Test
Khaama: Abdul Azim Badakhsh, an Afghan free fighter who was arrested for beating and assaulting an Indian MMA fighter, was released after spending a year in prison in India. Badakhshi, the first-ranked athlete in South Asia, has recorded 13 victories and three defeats in his professional career so far. Click here to read more (external
Ariana: The Afghanistan Football Federation announced Tuesday that the country’s national futsal team has left for Beirut where they will play three friendly matches against Lebanon. According to the Football Federation, the team left for Beirut from Tehran where they had been taking part in a training camp. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Afghanistan defeated Turkmenistan 2-1 in their first match of the 2023 CAFA U-20 Championship on Sunday. The match was held at CSKA Stadium in Tajikistan capital Dushanbe. Afghanistan will meet hosts Tajikistan in their next match of the tournament on Monday. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Abdullah Al Mutairi, from Kuwait, has been appointed as the new national football team head coach, after Anoush Dastgir was sacked due to the team’s poor performance. The Kuwaiti, will be tasked with finding new talent among local players and Afghans playing for foreign teams in order to form his national team. Click here
8am: Sources told Hasht-e Subh on Wednesday (October 19th) that the Taliban had told the Football Federation of Badghis Province yesterday that after this match, football would be banned. Following the order of the Taliban, the Badghis Football Federation informed the football teams not to play football anymore. Previously, the Taliban in Nimruz Province had