Afghanistan drwn with India, Bhutan and Sri Lanka

Afghanistan drawn on group A of 10th Edition of South Asian Football Championship with India, Bhutan and Sri Lanka. The draw ceremony at New Delhi's Le Meridien Hotel was attended by a host of dignitaries including AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das, SAFF General Secretary Alberto Colaco and Maldives Football Association General Secretary Shah Ismial.
 Matches will kick off on 2nd December starting from group B while group A will kick from 3rd December on Jawaharlal Nehru Staidum in New Delhi.

Group A	Group B
Afghanistan  India (1st Seed)  Sri Lanka  Bhutan	Bangladesh  Maldives (2nd Seed)  Pakistan  Nepal

Top Two Teams from every group will advance to knockout stage, Semi Final. and the winners of the semi final will fight for championship on the last day of the tournament 11th december

03 Dec 2011	Sri Lanka	v	Bhutan	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi

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03 Dec 2011	India	v	Afghanistan	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi

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05 Dec 2011	Sri Lanka	v	Afghanistan	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi

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05 Dec 2011	India	v	Bhutan	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi

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07 Dec 2011	Bhutan	v	Afghanistan	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi

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07 Dec 2011	India	v	Sri Lanka	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi

02Dec 2011	Bangladesh	v	Pakistan	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi

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02 Dec 2011	Maldives	v	Nepal	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi

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04 Dec 2011	Bangladesh	v	Nepal	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi

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04 Dec 2011	Maldives	v	Pakistan	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi

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06 Dec 2011	Pakistan	v	Nepal	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi

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06 Dec 2011	Maldives	v	Bangladesh	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi

Afghanistan U 16 Disqualified from 2012 AFC -U 16 Championship

Afghanistan U -16 Football team disqualified from  2012 AFC U-16 Championship for fielding an ineligible player in the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship Group B qualifiers last month.

Afghanistan, who made it to the tournament proper as the third best team from West Zone, fielded Zaiuddin Amruddin who failed the MRI test for age determination.

The committee imposed a 3-0 forfeit of their matches against Kuwait, UAE and Yemen and a US$1000 each fine on all their five group games for violating Article 25 par. C) iii) of the AFC U-16 Championship 2012 qualifiers regulations and Article 55 par. 1 and 3 of the AFC Disciplinary Code.

Afghanistan will now be replaced by Saudi Arabia in the 16-nation AFC U-16 Championship as the third best team from West Zone.

During Match Photos at Different matches against different nations

Afghanistan U 16 Qualified to AFC U 16 Championship 2012

 Afghanistan U 16 Team qualified to AFC U 16 Championship 2012. Afghanistan with one win and two draw in hand in their last three games respectively qualified for the tournament ahead of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain on different groups from West Zone.

 

West Zone

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Afghanistan	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
Saudi Arabia	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2	4
Qatar	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	3
Bahrain	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1

Afghanistan U 16 Performance in 2012 AFC U 16 Championship Qualification

Afghanistan Under 16 Football Team Played in 2012 AFC U 16 Championship Qualification where they finished 3rd on group B. Started its first match with Host nation, Kuwait and drawn 1-1. Murtaza Muhammad Zaher scored first and only goal for Afghanistan at 37th Minutes of the match and Afghanistan reached last minutes on with one and only goal ahead of Kuwait while Abdullah Al Asfour of Kuwait drawn the match with first and only goal for Kuwait at 82nd Minutes in Penalty.

On Second match vs United Arab Emirates, UAE led the match with one goal until 65th Minutes while Mohammad Amin score the goal and match finish with another draw for Afghanistan and UAE as well.
 In the first two match it was not bad start but neither it could be said good start, while Afghanistan saved two match with draw in the group table.
3rd Match of the tournament favored Afghanistan while Afghanistan defeated Yemen 2-1. Mohammad Reza Rezayi and Mohammad Amin scored one goal each for Afghanistan in defeat of Yemen.

On fourth match vs Pakistan, Afghanistan lost its first match of the tournament 3-1. Players showed well effort and tried hard to go without any loss, but nothing changed the situation and Afghanistan lost to Pakistan.

One the last match of the tournament Afghanistan played very well and outstanding performance of players defeated Maldives 9-0. Qader Zaman scored 5 goals while Rezaye 2 goals and Hussain 1 goal for the victory. Against Maldives Afghanistan had the whole control of the match in second half and back to back players put the ball inside goals and it was a great finish in the group by Afghanistan. Afghanistan finished 3rd on the group table with two wins, two draws and one loss in the tournament.

Finish third on the group Afghanistan failed to qualify for the 2012 AFC U 16 Championship while Yemen and Kuwait qualified for the tournament. At the end of the tournament best third placed team from  West and East zones will also qualify for the tournament. In the Eastern zone Laos qualified as best third place finisher. Currently Afghanistan as best third placed team of Group B is placed on the top of  selection group along with Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan and Qatar. Yet number of matches left between groups D, C, and A. Best third placed team of Groups A.B.C.and D will qualify for the tournament.


Group B 

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Yemen	5	3	1	1	13	4	+9	10
Kuwait	5	3	1	1	12	4	+8	10
Afghanistan	5	2	2	1	14	6	+8	8
United Arab Emirates	5	2	2	1	11	5	+6	8
Pakistan	5	2	0	3	7	9	−2	6
Maldives	5	0	0	5	0	29	−29	0

Afghans preparing for SAFF Championship 2011

2011 South Asian Football Federation Championship to be held in New Delhi India on December is just         couple of months away, and we have started our preparation for SAFF Championship. Our eyes are all the way to SAFF Championship. This tournament was organized to be held in Orissa India but Indian Football       Federation changed the city for the tournament and New Delhi will host it. It will be a great opportunity for us to take on other SAFF Countries for the championship. 

 

Afghanistan vs Palestine 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification

Afghanistan have played vs Palestine in 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification on 29th June 2011 first leg and on 03 July 2011 second Leg in Tajikistan the Neutral Home Venue for Afghanistan and Palestine respectively.
Afghanistan have played its home Match in Tajikistan due to security reasons in Afghanistan.

First Leg Favored Palestine which they defeated Afghanistan 2-0, boosting its chances of reaching the second round. Murad Alyan scored the first goal for Palestine in the 28th minute. Ismail Alamour got the second in the closing stages of the second half.

Second leg started with the first goal of Wadi Hossam for Palestibe in the 11th minute, while young Afghan striker Bilal Arezou scored the second goal which was assisted by me (Israfeel Kohistani) equalised in the 63rd.The second Leg match was favoring Afghanistan which the whole game and the control was in our hand.

The match was played in the newly upgraded Faisal Husseini National Stadium in Al-Ram, near the Israeli security fence separating the occupied West Bank from Jerusalem.


Afghanistan's dream of reaching world cup finished by Palestine, which they lost 3-1 on aggregate to palestine.


Here are some photos of the match Played in Tajikistan and Palestine.

                     (Our Goal against Palestine which was assisted by me and scored by Bilal Arezou)

                                             (During the match while I was playing)