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Toofan beat Shaheen 1-0 in APL final

Toofan Harirod, representing the western zone of the country beat Shaheen Asmayee team which represents the central zone by one goal in the final match of the Afghan Premier League (APL) here on Thursday night. No team managed…

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France clinch Football WC by crushing Croatia

KABUL Cup by trouncing Croatia 4-2 in the final in Moscow late on Monday. Goal from Antonie Griezmann, Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappe saw the French -- pre-tournament favorites -- capping off a magnificent run in the group stage the…

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Afghanistan win five-nation football tournament

KABUL has beaten Uzbekistan by 3-2 in the final of five-nation football tournament played in Tajikistan, an official said on Sunday. Syed Ali Kazemi, spokesman for the Afghanistan Football Federation told Pajhwok Afghan News the tournament kick started last week…

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Afghanistan thrash Kyrgyzstan 3-1 in CAFA clash

KABUL under-15 national football team won their second match in the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) in Tajikistan by beating Kyrgyzstan 3-1, an official said Wednesday. Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) spokesman Sayed Ali Kazimi told Pajhwok Afghan News the Afghanistan…

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Football: Afghanistan beat Maldives by 2-1

KABUL beat Maldives in a football match by 2-1 played in United Arab Emirate (UAE), the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) said on Wednesday. AFF spokesman, Syed Kazami, told Pajhwok Afghan News the friendly match was played in Dobai city on…

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Afghanistan hires Pfister as new football coach

KABUL Football Federation (AFF) on Sunday announced appointing German national Otto Pfister as the national football team’s new coach. Kramuddin Karim, AFF head, introduced the new coach at a news conference in capital Kabul. “In cooperation with the new coach,…

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NATO troops play football friendly on Charismas

KABUL War in 1914. Dozens of troops from other NATO states watched the match which the British troops won 1-0. Maj. Roger Metcalfe, a NATO service member, said sports could overcome differences and bring people together beyond borders. He said…

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Football tournament kicks off in Lashkargah

A 10-day football tournament aimed at uniting tribes was launched in southern Helmand province, an official said on Friday. Five football teams from Kandahar, Zabul, Farah, Nimroz and Helmand are taking part in the event that kicked off…

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Asian Cup qualifier: Afghanistan down Singapore 2-1

KABUL on Tuesday beat Singapore 2-1 in their last second-round qualifier of the 2018 AFC Asian Cup to be played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).  Khaibar Amani struck the first goal for Afghanistan in the 39th minute at the…

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Gharghakht TV wins month-long soccer event in Khost

The Gharghakht TV has won a soccer event titled Khpal Watan, Gul Watan (Own Land, Floral Land) played in the capital of southeastern Khost province, an official said on Sunday. A dozen of soccer teams, including six…

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Afghanistan trounce Sri Lanka to march into SAFF Cup final

Afghanistan trounced Sri Lanka in the semifinal encounter to storm into the final of the South Asia Football Federation (SAFF) Cup in India on Thursday. Mohammad Hashemi, Kanischka Tahir, Khyber Amani, Ahmad Arash Hatifi and Faisal Shayesteh scored…

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Afghanistan beat Maldives, face Sari Lanka in semifinal

KABUL defeated the Maldives 4-1 on Monday and set up a semi-final clash with Sri Lanka in the SAFF Cup football tournament in India, an official said. It was Afghanistan’s third victory in a row in the tournament that got…

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Afghan women’s football team off to Japan

KABUL’s national football team has departed for Japan to play friendly matches and undergo practice sessions, an official said on Tuesday. Sayed Ali Kazmi, the football federation spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the women’s team left for Tokyo at the…

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Afghanistan sail into 2nd round of SAARC tournament

KABUL) Under-19 Football Tournament in Nepal, an official of said on Saturday. The tournament, which started last week, features six teams from SAARC countries, divided into two groups. Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan fall in group-A while Afghanistan, India and Maldives…

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Afghanistan beat Maldives team in football match

KABUL) teams in Nepal, an official of the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) said on Thursday. AFF spokesman Syed Ali Kazmi told Pajhwok Afghan News six teams were divided in two groups and Afghanistan had beaten Maldives in its group’s match.…

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Afghanistan clinch U-12 Asian football title

KABUL won the Under-12 Asian Football title last week after beating rival teams in South Korea’s capital Seoul. Afghanistan Football Federation spokesman Syed Ali Kazmi told Pajhwok Afghan News the national team outclassed Bangladesh-A and South Korea-B teams and ended…

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Faryab win U-14 north zone football title

An under-14 football team from northern Faryab province has lifted the North Zone Football Championship title concluded in neighbouring Jawzjan province a day earlier, officials said on Saturday. The event involved five teams from Faryab, Jawzjan, Sar-i-Pul, Balkh…

Afghan-Saudi soccer clash ends in goalless draw

KABUL Cup Qualifiers ended in a goalless draw in Tehran on Friday. Ahead of mega event that Brazil will host in 2016, U-23 squads from Afghanistan, Iran, Nepal, Palestine and Saudi Arabia are taking part in the qualification tournament in…

Women football referees being trained in Mazar

Female football referees are being trained for the first time in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, an official said on Tuesday. Afghanistan referees.   He said Balkh’s women’s football squad would be selected after the training…

Hindukush Eagles in Premier League semis

The Hindukush Eagles have edged past Maiwand Club in a hotly-contested football encounter, storming into the semifinals of the Premier League here. Hindukush Eagles won Thursday’s match on penalty kicks by 8-7 at the Football Federation Stadium in…

Afghan footballers taste 2nd defeat in a row

Afghan footballers tasted a second defeat in a row in their Asian Games campaign on Thursday when they were defeated by Hong Kong 2-1 in South Korea. Afghanistan were defeated by Bangladesh 1-0 in an earlier match at…

Afghanistan face Kyrgyzstan in soccer friendly

KABUL will take on Kyrgyzstan in a football friendly match on Sunday in Dubai as part of their preparations ahead of next month’s AFC Challenge Cup in the Maldives. Afghanistan found themselves in Group B alongside Turkmenistan, Laos and the…

Afghanistan remains highest-ranked in FIFA spots

KABUL, riding on their recent rise in football profile, remained the highest-ranked team among South Asian countries by jumping 11 spots to 127th in the latest FIFA rankings issued on Thursday. Afghanistan last year defeated Pakistan in a friendly match…

1 policeman killed, 4 injured in Helmand suicide attack

LASHKARGAH (PAN): One policeman has been killed and four others injured when a suicide bomber targeted a police check post in Marjah district of the southern Helmand province, an official said Thursday. Fawad Askari, provincial police spokesperson, told Pajhwok Afghan…

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