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Afghanistan’s football boss contracts COVID-19

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(Last Updated On: June 15, 2021)

Mohammad Yousef Kargar, Head of Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF), has contracted COVID-19, the AFF said in a statement on Tuesday.

According to the AFF, Kargar is currently in quarantine.

Afghanistan National Football Team will meanwhile face India on Tuesday for the final match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers.

The match will kick off at 6:30 pm Kabul time in Doha, the capital of Qatar.

Afghanistan missed going through to the next stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup after it lost 2-1 to Oman on Friday.

Afghanistan will however qualify for the 2023 AFC Asian if it defeats India in Tuesday’s match.

Afghanistan, so far, with five points, has secured fourth place in Group E while India stands at third place with six points.

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