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Afghanistan U-15s Win CAFA Championship Title

The under-15 national football team on Saturday defeated Uzbekistan 3-2 in their third win in the Central Asian Football Federation (CAFA) championship - which earned them the trophy. 

The first goal was scored by Afghanistan’s Samir Samandari in the 7th minute.

At halftime the teams were head to head in a draw after Uzbekistan scored their first goal in the 38th minute.

But Afghanistan stayed strong and was more interested in attacking than defending. The repeated attacks yielded another goal for Afghanistan in the 54th minute. 

The Afghan squad continued in this vein and scored their third goal in the 80th minute of the competition.

But this was not the end for the spectators as Uzbekistan scored their second goal in the 82nd minute of the match.

But victory went to Afghanistan. 

Afghanistan won its first match against Tajikistan last week and went on to shatter Kyrgyzstan in their second match.

The competition was hosted by Tajikistan, and five teams took part - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

Afghanistan U-15s Win CAFA Championship Title

Afghanistan under-15 football team scooped another win in the CAFA championships on Saturday after defeating Uzbekistan 3-2 in the final match. 

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The under-15 national football team on Saturday defeated Uzbekistan 3-2 in their third win in the Central Asian Football Federation (CAFA) championship - which earned them the trophy. 

The first goal was scored by Afghanistan’s Samir Samandari in the 7th minute.

At halftime the teams were head to head in a draw after Uzbekistan scored their first goal in the 38th minute.

But Afghanistan stayed strong and was more interested in attacking than defending. The repeated attacks yielded another goal for Afghanistan in the 54th minute. 

The Afghan squad continued in this vein and scored their third goal in the 80th minute of the competition.

But this was not the end for the spectators as Uzbekistan scored their second goal in the 82nd minute of the match.

But victory went to Afghanistan. 

Afghanistan won its first match against Tajikistan last week and went on to shatter Kyrgyzstan in their second match.

The competition was hosted by Tajikistan, and five teams took part - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

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