Bounou stars as Al Hilal edge Al Nassr to lift Saudi King's Cup

Sat, 01 Jun, 2024

Bounou stars as Al Hilal edge Al Nassr to lift Saudi King's Cup

Riyadh: Goalkeeper Yassine Bounou saved two spot-kicks as Al Hilal edged Al Nassr 5-4 on penalties in the Saudi King's Cup final on Friday.

With the match having ended 1-1 after 120 minutes with Al Hilal reduced to nine men and Al Nassr 10, Bounou saved Ali Al Hassan and Meshari Al Nemer's efforts in the shootout as Al Hilal completed the League and Cup double.

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Al Sadd sign Spanish forward Rafa Mujica

Fri, 31 May, 2024

Al Sadd sign Spanish forward Rafa Mujica

Doha: Spanish forward Rafa Mujica has signed a four-year deal with Al Sadd SC, the Qatar Stars League champions announced on Thursday.

Mujica, who represented Spain at the U19 level, joins Al Sadd from Portuguese side FC Arouca.

Japan cruise past New Zealand; Australia fight back to hold China PR

Sat, 01 Jun, 2024

Japan cruise past New Zealand; Australia fight back to hold China PR

Murcia: Japan scored either side of half-time to defeat New Zealand 2-0 in an international women's friendly in Murcia, Spain on Friday.

Australia, meanwhile, needed a last-gasp equaliser to hold China PR 1-1 in their friendly in Adelaide.

Both Japan and Australia are using the friendlies to prepare for the Paris Olympic Games.

IR Iran fall to Belarus

Fri, 31 May, 2024

IR Iran fall to Belarus

Tehran: Islamic Republic of Iran fell to a 3-0 defeat against Belarus in an international women’s friendly played on Thursday.

This was the first of two matches between the two sides with the second friendly to be played on Sunday.

#ACL 2023/24: The Stats Leaders

Thu, 30 May, 2024

#ACL 2023/24: The Stats Leaders

Kuala Lumpur: After Al Ain FC’s victory over Yokohama F. Marinos in the AFC Champions League™ 2023/24 final brought to a close the last edition of the tournament in its current format, the-AFC.com takes an in-depth look at the numbers and players that excelled during the campaign.

There were many exceptional performers in another memorable chapter of Asia's top-tier club competition as we analyse the stats to assess some of the key categories and those who stood out.

Andersen steps down as Hong Kong head coach

Wed, 29 May, 2024

Andersen steps down as Hong Kong head coach

Hong Kong: Jorn Andersen announced on Wednesday that he is standing down as head coach of the Hong Kong, China representative team with immediate effect.

The Norwegian, who was appointed in December 2021 and led the territory to the finals of the AFC Asian Cup for the first time in 55 years,  said he had received an offer form an unnamed entity and was terminating his contract with the territory.

Al Nassr’s Ronaldo breaks Saudi Pro League scoring record

Tue, 28 May, 2024

Al Nassr’s Ronaldo breaks Saudi Pro League scoring record

Riyadh: Cristiano Ronaldo broke the record for the most goals in a Saudi Pro League season when he struck for the 34th and 35th time in Al Nassr's final game of the campaign on Monday.

The former Real Madrid and Manchester United star struck in first-half stoppage time and again in the 69th minute with a header as Al Nassr defeated Al Ittihad 4-2 at home.