Afghans to take part in World Team Chess Tournament in India

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2 years ago

July 26, 2022

(Last Updated On: July 26, 2022)

Afghanistan will have a seven-member chess team in India this week for the 44th World Team Chess Tournament.

According to the General Directorate of Physical Education and Sports of Afghanistan (GDoPESA), the tournament will start on Wednesday and run through until August 10.

This event takes place every two years and 188 countries are sending teams for the men’s division.

“Fortunately, Afghanistan will also compete among these countries,” a GDoPESA statement read.

The participants of this event from Afghanistan are as follows:

1. Obaidullah Qureshi, team leader

2. Khyber Farazi, the team captain

3. Seyed Wahabuddin Mirzad, player

4. Habibullah Amini, player

5. Mohammad Sepehr Sakhawatti, player

6. Mohammad Yousef Muradi, player

7. Suleiman Ahmad Ashrafi, player

This global event will be held over eleven rounds on the Swiss system.

Gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded in five team categories while individual medals will also be awarded to the best players.

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Asia must believe Afghanistan’s power in futsal: Mortezaei

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April 27, 2024

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(Last Updated On: April 27, 2024)

Majid Mortezaei, head coach of the country’s national futsal team, says Asia must believe that there is still a power called “Afghanistan” in futsal.

In a press conference on Saturday ahead of Afghanistan match against Kyrgyzstan, Mortezaei said the national team will do its best to go to the World Cup.

“Tomorrow, we will do our best to go to the World Cup. If it doesn’t happen, nothing will decrease from our values, because we have done many great things so far,” he said.

“Kyrgyzstan is a good team. They won against Japan. We have the experience of facing them in CAFA, but this Kyrgyzstan team is a different team,” he added.

According to Mortezaei, Afghan players have done intensive training and know how to play in difficult and sensitive conditions.

It should be noted that Afghan futsal team won 5-3 against Iraq on Friday.

The Kyrgyz team has also reached this stage of the competition by winning against Vietnam.

Afghanistan has a chance to advance to the Futsal World Cup 2024 by winning against Kyrgyzstan tomorrow (Sunday, April 28th).

Attack Energy and Abu Muslim secure wins in respective ACL matches

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1 day ago

April 26, 2024

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(Last Updated On: April 26, 2024)

Khurasan Faryab FC was thrashed 5-0 by Attack Energy FC in the 13th match of Afghanistan Champions League (ACL) in Kabul on Friday. In this match, a Nigerian football player for Attack Energy was named man of the match.

In the 14th match of today’s ACL, Abu Muslim Farah FC beat Aino Mina FC 2-1. Nematullah Karimi and Sohrab Afghan scored two goals in this game.

Tomorrow’s matches will see Sarsabz Yashlar FC take on Mawj Sahil FC at 1:00 PM, while Sorkh Poshan Khafi face Maiwand FC at 3:30 PM.

The matches are broadcast live on Ariana Television every day.