Afghanistan are set to take on the hosts Thailand today (Wednesday) at the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) Futsal Championship. The match would commence at 5:00pm local time, the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) wrote on its Facebook account. It said futsal teams from Australia, Afghanistan, Malaysia and Thailand are participating in the event. Afghanistan, having More
Afghanistan have edged past the India in the second round of the FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifiers and the 2027 Asian Nations Cup. The Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) said on Wednesday the match was played late on Tuesday in India’s Guwahati city. India took the lead by scoring a goal in the first half of More
Afghanistan have edged past Australia 5-4 in their second match at the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) Futsal Championship in Thailand. The Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) wrote on its Facebook page Afghanistan took a commanding lead with four goals in the first half, while Australia managed to score once. However, Australia rallied in the second More
Afghanistan is all poised to take on India in the second round of the FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifiers and the 2027 Asian Nations Cup, an official said on Thursday. The crucial match is expected to take place on 11:30pm tonight in Saudi Arabia’s Abhai town. Afghanistan Football Federation spokesman Mustafa Hashimi told Pajhwok Afghan More
Afghanistan has expressed its disappointment over Australia’s decision on postponing another bilateral series. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) stressed cricket must be kept away from political influence, given the game’s significance in the country. Cricket was a source of happiness and joy for the Afghan nation, ACB said, acknowledging the pressure on CA from the More
The national futsal team will participate in the international four-way tournament in Thailand before the start of the Asian Futsal Cup, according to a statement from the Football Federation on Tuesday. The statement said: “Afghanistan’s national futsal team made history for the first time to qualify for the Futsal Asia Cup, to ensure the best More
The Cricket Australia (CA) has postponed a three-match T20I series against Afghanistan scheduled for August due to the issue of women and girls’ rights. The series was slated to be hosted by Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirate (UAE). For the third time, CA has declined to play the Afghan team since the re-establishment of More
Afghanistan on Monday beat Ireland by 57 runs in the third and last match of the T20 series played in Sharjah, UAE. Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat first, Ibrahim Zadran’s 51 balls 72 and Mohammad Ishaq’s 22 balls 27 played a crucial role in putting 156 runs target to the opposition. In More
Afghanistan on Sunday beat Ireland by 10 runs in the second T20 cricket match played in Sharjah, UAE and leveled the series 1-1. Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat first. The men in blue did not have a positive start and the team’s total score was 14 on the loss of its four More
Ireland defeated Afghanistan by 38 runs in the first T20I of their three-match series in Sharjah on Friday. Afghanistan won the toss and invited Ireland to bat first, with Ben White and Josh Little starring with the ball. Harry Tector hit an undefeated half-century as the tourists took a 1-0 series lead against hosts Afghanistan. More
