KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan have defeated Turkmenistan 2-1 in their first game of the 2023 CAFA U-20 Championship in Tajikistan.
The game was played at CSKA Stadium in Dushanbe of Tajikistan on Sunday.
The first goal was scored by Farhad Alizada. Turkmenistan equalized shortly after the first score.
Turkmenistan were awarded a penalty kick, but could not score it, thanks to brilliant save from Afghanistan goalkeeper Faisal Saeed Khel, according to Ariana News.
Afghanistan will take on the hosts today (Monday) in their second encounter of the tournament.
The U-20 Championship is played among Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan . . .
