Ex-Afghan chief banned five years, fined by FIFA
Ex-Afghan football chief Mohammad Hanif Sediqi Rustam has been banned for five years for violations relating to the abuse of female players.
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Ex-Afghan football chief Mohammad Hanif Sediqi Rustam has been banned for five years for violations relating to the abuse of female players.
India were punished for yet another slow start and showed little promise going forward in their loss to Oman.
The Aghanistan result summed up the Stimac era perfectly -- glimpses of potential, moments of quality but no final product.
India's winless run in the World Cup qualifiers continued after a 1-1 draw with Afghanistan.
India's attack struggled to find their mark as a wasteful India required a 93rd minute equaliser to claim a point against Afghanistan.
Lack of goals from open play and defensive injuries are a big concern of India ahead of the crucial qualifier against Afghanistan.
The coach of the Afghanistan women's football team criticised FIFA and its president Gianni Infantino in the aftermath of an abuse scandal.
FIFA has provisionally banned the head of the Afghanistan Football Federation following accusations of sexual and physical abuse of female players.
President Ashraf Ghani ordered an investigation after it was alleged that some players had been molested by football federation officials.
The report in the British newspaper cited senior figures associated with the team as saying the abuse took place at the federation's headquarters.
Coach V. Sundramoorthy has a selection dilemma about whether to persist with Singapore's new central defenders or go back to more experienced options.
Shawal Anuar scored his first international goal but Singapore still fell to a 2-1 defeat to Afghanistan in a Doha friendly on Thursday night.
A resolute performance in defence left Malaysia coach Ong Kim Swee a contented man following the 1-1 draw with Afghanistan on Tuesday night.
Substitute Hadin Azman popped up with a first-half injury time header as Malaysia shared the honours in a 1-1 draw with Afghanistan at Shah Alam.
Malaysia's Ong Kim Swee has challenged his players to impress against Afghanistan in a final shop window opportunity before November's AFF Suzuki Cup.
Malaysia striker Hazwan Bakri has been cleared to play in Tuesday's home friendly vs. Afghanistan, but defender Khairul Helmi Johari will be out.
TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Qatar | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +15 | 16 |
Oman | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +7 | 12 |
Afghanistan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 4 |
India | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
Bangladesh | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -11 | 1 |