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General Information for Afghanistan

Afghanistan Football Federation
Founded
1933
FIFA entry
1948
Average height in 2023
1.78m
Average age in 2023
25
Confederation
AFC
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Coaches in 2023

Al-Mutairi, Abdullah (Coach)

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Al-Mutairi, Abdullah (Coach)

Day of Birth
1981-12-18
Height
1.84m
Matches
7 (4 / 3)
Goto coach Abdullah Al-Mutairi

Westwood, Ashley (Coach)

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Westwood, Ashley (Coach)

Day of Birth
1976-08-31
Place of Birth
Bridgnorth (England)
Matches
2 (2 / 0)
Goto coach Ashley Westwood

Players of Afghanistan in 2023

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Hamidi, Faisal 1997-03-16 Goalkeeper Afghanistan Attack Energy Herat 7 0 0 0 0 0
Azizi, Ovays 1992-01-29 Goalkeeper Denmark Hillerød IF 2 0 0 0 0 0
Hanifi, Mahboob 1997-03-22 Centre Back Afghanistan Attack Energy Herat 9 0 0 0 0 0
Ataie, Farzad 1991-12-30 Centre Back Afghanistan Abu Muslim Farah 5 1 0 0 0 0
Sardari, Amanullah 2000-08-22 Right Back Afghanistan Abu Muslim Farah 4 2 0 0 0 0
Alizada, Hussain 1996-05-02 Left Back Afghanistan Attack Energy Herat 2 2 0 0 0 0
Askar, Habibulla 1999-08-09 Right Back Sweden Åtvidabergs FF 2 0 0 0 0 0
Haidary, Najim 1999-12-26 Centre Back Sweden Ariana FC Malmö 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mohammadi, Maroof 2003-03-21 Centre Back Afghanistan Sorkh Poshan Herat 2 0 0 0 0 0
Nazari, Ali Baset 2001-11-06 Right Back Afghanistan Attack Energy Herat 1 2 0 0 0 0
Amiri, Zohib Islam 1987-05-02 Centre Back Canada AS Blainville 1 0 0 0 0 0
Azadzoy, Mustafa 1992-07-24 Attacking Midfielder Germany Atlas Delmenhorst 6 1 0 0 0 0
Skandari, Taufee 1999-04-02 Attacking Midfielder Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn 6 1 0 0 0 0
Noor, Farshad 1994-10-02 Centre Midfielder Brunei DPMM FC 4 1 2 0 0 0
Popalzay, Omid 1996-01-25 Attacking Midfielder Sweden Ariana FC Malmö 4 1 1 0 0 0
Shayesteh, Faysal 1991-06-21 Centre Midfielder India Sreenidi Deccan Vizag 3 2 0 0 0 0
Walizada, Mohammad Noman 2002-11-16 Defensive Midfielder Afghanistan Esteghlal Kabul 3 2 0 0 0 0
Nazary, Zelfy 1995-01-01 Defensive Midfielder Australia St. Albans Saints 2 2 0 0 0 0
Akbari, Rahmat 2000-06-20 Centre Midfielder Georgia Torpedo Kutaisi 2 1 0 0 0 0
Sherzad, Yama 2001-01-01 Attacking Midfielder Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax II 2 1 0 0 0 0
Asekzai, Jamshed 1997-10-09 Centre Midfielder Sweden Lunds BK 2 0 0 0 0 0
Husin, Noor 1997-03-03 Centre Midfielder England Southend United 2 0 0 0 0 0
Moshtaq, Baset 2001-08-18 Defensive Midfielder Netherlands Excelsior Maassluis 2 0 0 0 0 0
Samandari, Samir 2002-11-05 Centre Midfielder Afghanistan Attack Energy Herat 1 5 0 0 0 0
Panahi, Ali Reza 2000-06-23 Defensive Midfielder Afghanistan Mawj Sahel Takhar 1 0 0 0 0 0
Gholami, Reza 1994-08-14 Defensive Midfielder Afghanistan Attack Energy Herat 0 1 0 0 0 0
Niazi, Hakim Khan 2006-08-14 Attacking Midfielder 0 1 0 0 0 0
Rahimi, Ali Reza 2006-02-20 Defensive Midfielder Afghanistan Sorkh Poshan Herat 0 1 0 0 0 0
Rajabi, Omid 2005-01-01 Attacking Midfielder Afghanistan Sorkh Poshan Herat 0 1 0 0 0 0
Sharifi, Amiruddin 1992-07-02 Centre Forward Bangladesh Fortis FC Badda 4 2 1 0 0 0
Ahadi, Mosawer 2000-03-08 Right Winger Finland HIFK Helsinki 4 1 0 0 0 0
Zakarkhel, Yar 1997-09-08 Right Winger Afghanistan Attack Energy Herat 3 3 0 0 0 0
Sharza, Jabar 1994-04-06 Left Winger Sweden Ariana FC Malmö 2 2 2 0 0 0
Musawi, Omid 2001-01-01 Left Winger Cyprus Achyronas Liopetriou 2 2 0 0 0 0
Arezou, Balal 1988-12-28 Centre Forward Norway IF Trauma Tromøya 2 0 0 0 0 0
Haydary, Omran 1998-01-13 Right Winger Georgia Torpedo Kutaisi 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ahmadzay, Dilawar 2004-04-04 Centre Forward Norway Strømsgodset IF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
Fatemi, Sayed 1999-01-08 Left Winger Australia Kingston City 1 0 0 0 0 0
Samandari, Mohammad Rueed 1994-02-14 Right Winger Afghanistan Shaheen Asmayee FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Zamani, Hossein 2002-11-23 Left Winger 0 2 0 0 0 0
Ahmadi, Mushtaq 1996-04-21 Left Winger Sweden Räppe GoIF Vaxjö 0 1 0 0 0 0
Alizadeh, Farhad 2005-01-26 Left Winger Afghanistan Sorkh Poshan Herat 0 1 0 0 0 0
Rezai, Jawad 2001-08-24 Right Winger Australia Hume City 0 1 0 0 0 0
Sadat, Fareed 1998-11-10 Centre Forward Indonesia PSKC Cimahi 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Afghanistan in 2023

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2023-06-10
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
1:0 c
Kyrgyzstan vs. Afghanistan
CAFA 2023 - Group B
Stadion Spartak im. Dolena Omurzakova
2023-06-13
Iran
Iran
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
6:1 c
Iran vs. Afghanistan
CAFA 2023 - Group B
Stadion Spartak im. Dolena Omurzakova
2023-09-03
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
0:0 c
Bangladesh vs. Afghanistan
Friendly
Bashundhara Kings Arena
2023-09-07
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
1:1 c
Bangladesh vs. Afghanistan
Friendly
Bashundhara Kings Arena
2023-09-12
Philippines
Philippines
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2:1 c
Philippines vs. Afghanistan
Friendly
Rizal Memorial Stadium
2023-10-12
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Mongolia
Mongolia
1:0 c
Afghanistan vs. Mongolia
World Cup 2026 - First Round
Respublikanskiy Stadion
2023-10-17
Mongolia
Mongolia
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
0:1 c
Mongolia vs. Afghanistan
World Cup 2026 - First Round
MFF Football Centre
2023-11-16
Qatar
Qatar
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
8:1 c
Qatar vs. Afghanistan
World Cup 2026 - Group A
Khalifa International Stadium
2023-11-21
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Kuwait
Kuwait
0:4 c
Afghanistan vs. Kuwait
World Cup 2026 - Group A
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
9 Matches

Match Progress for Afghanistan in 2023

Favorite Opponents of Afghanistan

Opponent M W D L G
India
India
9 1 3 5 7
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
8 6 1 1 17
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
8 2 6 0 10
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
7 0 1 6 3
Bhutan
Bhutan
6 5 0 1 20
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
6 1 1 4 5
Nepal
Nepal
6 2 1 3 4
Maldives
Maldives
6 2 1 3 16
Cambodia
Cambodia
5 3 1 1 8
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
5 3 1 1 4
Oman
Oman
4 0 0 4 1
Syria
Syria
4 0 0 4 3
Singapore
Singapore
4 2 1 1 5
Palestine
Palestine
4 0 2 2 1
Pakistan
Pakistan
4 1 0 3 4
Malaysia
Malaysia
3 0 1 2 2
Qatar
Qatar
3 0 0 3 1
Philippines
Philippines
3 0 2 1 2
Vietnam
Vietnam
3 0 2 1 1
Laos
Laos
3 1 2 0 3
Mongolia
Mongolia
3 3 0 0 3
Japan
Japan
2 0 0 2 0
Iran
Iran
2 0 1 1 1
Jordan
Jordan
2 0 1 1 4
Kuwait
Kuwait
2 0 0 2 2
Indonesia
Indonesia
2 2 0 0 4
Lebanon
Lebanon
1 0 0 1 0
India
India (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
North Korea
North Korea
1 0 0 1 0
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
1 0 0 1 1
China
China
1 0 1 0 0
Taiwan
Taiwan
1 0 1 0 2
Thailand
Thailand
1 0 0 1 0
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