ACL fever grows as fixtures finalized

The highly anticipated draw for the upcoming Afghanistan Champions League (ACL) took place in Kabul on Monday afternoon, much to the delight of all those involved.

Twelve teams will participate in this exciting sporting event, which starts on Saturday, April 20 and runs through to May 23.

The Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF), Ariana Television Network (ATN) and league sponsor Victor Energy Drink hosted the draw for fixtures which was screened and streamed live by Ariana Television on Monday afternoon.

The event was held at Ariana Television studios and the draw was carried out by Ahmad Allah Waseq, the General Director of Physical Education and Sports for Afghanistan. Also in attendance was Mohammad Youssef Kargar, Chairman of the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF); Hafiz Ahmad Jan Zadran, Technical and Professional Deputy of the Directorate of Physical Education; Mohammad Tahir Rufi, Director of Afghanistan Football Federation’s technical staff; ATN’s Deputy Managing Director & Director Sales & Acquisitions, Lutfullah Stanikzai; club representatives; and various brand managers and public relations officers from Victor Energy Drink and the Pamir Group of Companies.

The third season of the ACL will be held at the Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium and the first match will see Abu Muslim Farah football team take on Sarsabz Yashler.

The match will start at 2:00pm on Saturday and will be broadcast live on Ariana Television. The second match of the day will get underway at 4:00pm and will see Sorkh Poshan Khafi take on Khurasan Faryab.

The tournament will run over 33 days, with a total of 66 games. Twelve teams will participate. The teams are:

Istiqlal Kabul FC
Khurasan Faryab FC
Sorkh Poshan Khafi
Abu Muslim Farah FC
Jawanan Wahedi FC
Khadim FC
Maiwand FC
Aino Mina FC
Mawj Sahil FC
Attack Energy FC
Adalat Farah FC
Sarsabz Yashlar FC

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