Al Duhail appoint Crespo as head coach

Sat, 26 Mar, 2022

Al Duhail appoint Crespo as head coach

Doha: Newly crowned Qatar Emir Cup champions Al Duhail have announced the appointment of former Argentina forward Hernan Crespo as their new head coach.

The 46-year-old Crespo replaces Luis Castro who left Al Duhail to coach Brazilian outfit Botafogo.
 
Al Duhail are in Group D of the AFC Champions League™ 2022 alongside Saudi Arabia’s Al Taawoun, Pakhtakor of Uzbekistan and 2007 AFC Champions League finalists Sepahan SC of Islamic Republic of Iran.

Five Takeaways from AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar™ Matchday Nine

Sat, 26 Mar, 2022

Five Takeaways from AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar™ Matchday Nine

Dubai: A thrilling day of AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar™ action produced some big stories across the continent as Saudi Arabia and Japan officially joined Korea Republic and Islamic Republic of Iran as well as hosts Qatar as Asia’s four confirmed representatives on the global stage later this year.

Australia were consigned to finish third, having previously confirmed they cannot mathematically finish any lower. Across the two groups, there was plenty of drama, late goals, managerial debuts gone right and wrong and more. So the-AFC.com takes us through five key takeaways from Matchday Nine.

Sergeev late show helps Uzbekistan past Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan fall to Uganda

Sat, 26 Mar, 2022

Sergeev late show helps Uzbekistan past Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan fall to Uganda

Namangan: Uzbekistan will face Uganda in next Tuesday’s Navruz Cup Final after both sides earned wins on the opening day of the tournament at the Markaziy Stadium.

Uganda scraped past Tajikistan on penalties after the opening match of the event finished 1-1, while striker Igor Sergeev was the hero for Uzbekistan, who came from behind to defeat Kyrgyz Republic by a 3-1 margin in the late match.

India edge Bangladesh for first SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship title

Sat, 26 Mar, 2022

India edge Bangladesh for first SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship title

Jamshedpur: India edged Bangladesh to clinch their first SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship title as the tournament came to an end on Friday.

The three-team tournament featured hosts India, Bangladesh and Nepal in a double round robin format, with the young Blue Tigress emerging victorious after four matches with nine points to their name, denying Bangladesh a third successive title on goal difference.