CAFA Championship: Afghanistan pip Uzbekistan

ATLANTA (Pajhwok): Afghanistan have defeated Uzbekistan in their second game of the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) Championship.

Hosted by Tajikistan, the event commenced on Sunday on the.

The Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) announced on its Facebook page the home side downed Uzbekistan by 4-3

The two teams headed neck and neck (3-3). But in the dying moments of the game, Mustafa Hashmir scored the fourth goal to hand Afghanistan their second win.

Earlier Afghanistan had triumphed over Kyrgyzstan by 5-4 in their first game of the championship.

In addition to Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan are participating in the event.

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