Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dushanbe: Tajikistan will play host to some of Central Asia’s best young talent for the second time in less than a month as the region’s future stars converge on Dushanbe for the 2019 CAFA U-19 Championship, starting Friday.
With Central Asia’s U-16 Championship - won in style by the hosts - fresh in the memory, a slightly older generation of players are set to battle for regional bragging rights, as well as prepare for this year’s all-important AFC U-19 Championship 2020 Qualifiers.
The tournament, which runs until next Thursday, will see each team meet once on a round-robin basis, with the team on top of table at the end of the 10-match schedule to be crowned Central Asian champions.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Ho Chi Minh City: Indonesia and Myanmar continued their undefeated runs in their 2019 AFF U-18 Championship Group A campaigns with wins over Timor-Leste and the Philippines respectively, while Laos secured their first victory on Thursday.
Indonesia 4-0 Timor-Leste
Indonesia, who had defeated the Philippines 7-1 in their opening tie two days ago, continued where they left off as took full control against Timor-Leste.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Ho Chi Minh City: Vietnam and Australia enjoyed winning starts to their 2019 AFF U-18 Championship Group B campaign, while Singapore drew with Thailand on Wednesday.
Thailand 1-1 Singapore
Substitute Danish Qayyum Putra Shahrin Azhar gave Singapore a valuable point in their opening game when they held Thailand to a 1-1 draw.
The action was end to end with both teams eager to follow up with the blistering start to the Championship as demonstrated by teams from Group A on Tuesday, where a total of 21 goals were scored in the three matches played.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The draw for the AFC U-19 Championship 2020 Qualifiers concluded at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday with the 46 teams discovering their opponents.
The teams were divided into two zones of WEST (West + South + Central) with 25 teams and EAST (East +ASEAN) with 21 teams.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Jakarta: With 40 per cent more goals, a 445 per cent increase in attendance and a new generation of Asian football stars announcing themselves on the continental stage, the AFC U-19 Championship Indonesia 2018 has been a competition to remember.
With countless memorable moments to choose from, the-AFC.com looks back at 19 that made Indonesia 2018 a spectacular success.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Bogor: Saudi Arabia head coach Khalid Abdullah Atawi saluted his AFC U-19 Championship Indonesia 2018-winning squad, who vindicated his long-held belief that they were capable of becoming Asian champions.
Atawi's charges lifted the trophy after a 2-1 win over Korea Republic on Sunday, ending a 26-year Saudi title drought and marking the most significant achievement in the 41-year-old's highly successful two-year reign as head coach.
Reflecting on his side's triumph, the former Al Nojoom boss said he knew from early in his reign as head coach that he had a special group of players.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Bogor: Victorious Turki Al Ammar revealed his satisfaction at leading his side to the AFC U-19 Championship Indonesia 2018 title, as Saudi Arabia's budding star was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
The attacking midfielder lived up to head coach Khalid Abdullah Atawi's pre-tournament challenge to win the coveted accolade, after he helped his side win the competition for the first time since 1992.
Al Ammar's award completes a rare and impressive double for the Al Shabab youngster, who was also voted the Saudi Pro League Young Player of the Season earlier in 2018.
Earlier in the tournament, Al Ammar revealed Atawi had set him the challenge of becoming the competition's best player and the 19-year-old said he was delighted to have achieved the goal.