Afghanistan have been placed in Group C of the 2024 Futsal World Cup along with Argentina, Ukraine and Angola. Group A: Uzbekistan, Netherlands, Paraguay, Costa Rica Group B: Brazil, Cuba, Croatia, Thailand Group C: Argentina, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Angola Group D: Spain, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Libya Group E: Portugal, Panama, Tajikistan, Morocco Group F: Iran, Venezuela, More
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has unveiled fixtures for upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, to be jointly hosted by the West Indies and the US. The short-format event is scheduled to commence on the first of June, 2024. Afghanistan are placed in Group C along with New Zealand, New Papua Guinea, Uganda and co-hosts More
Two Afghanistan football players Najm Haidari and Hussain Zamani have returned to the team, the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) announced on Monday. AFF spokesman Mustafa Hashimi said the two athletes had joined the side and would participate in the national squad’s training camp in Saudi Arabia. Afghanistan will take on Kuwait and Qatar in More
Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz is likely to play for his franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) after his English counterpart left for his country for personal reasons, says a media report. KKR will have a new opening combination when they take on Rajasthan Royals in their last league match in Guwahati on Sunday, according to More
Afghanistan have gained 30th spot in the latest FIFA Futsal World rankings and this represents a significant jump from their previous rankings of 45th globally and 8th in Asia. At the top of these rankings, Brazil holds the first position, followed by Portugal and Spain. FIFA announced the latest rankings on Monday. The Afghanistan Football More
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, to be jointly hosted by West Indies and the US in June this year. In the mega short-format event, the national side will be led by spin sensation Rashid Khan. Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah More
The Afghanistan National Volleyball Federation (ANVF) says the national volleyball team will participate in the Central Asian Volleyball Championship in Pakistan. ANVF said the national team will face Pakistan, Iran, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan in the tournament. ANVF secretary Mohammad Nasir Noori said Pakistan will host the event from May 11 to May 17 More
Afghanistan for the first time qualified for the 2024 Futsal World Cup by beating Kyrgyzstan 5-3 in the Futsal Asian Cup in Bangkok. The match started at 9:30 am Afghanistan time, with i the national team scoring five goals/ The hosts were able to hit the net thrice. Winning the first half before returning to More
Afghan all-rounder Gulbadin Naib will play for the Delhi Capitals franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Afghanistan Cricket Board confirmed on Wednesday. ACB verified to Pajhwok Afghan News that the Delhi Capitals (DC) had approached all-rounder Naib and he would join the franchise soon. Naib would be the ninth Afghan player to take More
Afghanistan have edged past Bahrain by 3-2 in their last group encounter, securing a spot in the quarterfinals at the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) Futsal Championship in Thailand. Farzad Mahmudi, Akbar Kazmi and Mehran Gholami scored one goal each for Afghanistan in Monday’s match to help their side advance. The national squad will take More
