Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President, has congratulated Japan after the young Samurai Blue clinched their second AFC U23 Asian Cup title by defeating Uzbekistan 1-0 at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Friday. Both teams had already sealed berths at …
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Defending champions Saudi Arabia will face 2018 winners Uzbekistan in the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 quarterfinals following the conclusion of the group stage on Tuesday, April 23. The tie at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Friday headlines an impressive last eight cast, with the other three …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) today confirmed that Nasrullo Kabirov will oversee the opening match of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024, which will take place between Qatar and Indonesia on Monday at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. Set to kick off at 6.30pm, the Group A fixture will …
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Sixteen teams from across the Continent will assemble this month to vie for glory at the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024, which runs from April 15 to May 3. Two months on from the conclusion of a spectacular AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™, the West Asian nation will once …
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The AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 kicks off on April 15 with 16 teams vying to lift the coveted trophy. As the teams enter their final phase of preparations and excitement begins to build, the-AFC.com takes a look at some interesting facts and figures from the previous editions of …
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The AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 has all the ingredients to be a thriller following the official draw in Doha on Thursday, November 23. Defending champions Saudi Arabia lead the cast, with former winners South Korea (2020), Uzbekistan (2018), Japan (2016) and Iraq (2013) also looking to become the …
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Battle lines will be drawn for the AFC U23 Asian Cup™ Qatar 2024 when the official Final Draw ceremony takes place this Thursday at 12pm local time at the Al Bustan Ballroom of the Wyndham Doha West Bay in Doha, Qatar. The top 16 Under-23 teams in Asia will vie …
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India ended their AFC U-23 Asian Cup 2024 Qualification campaign with their second loss in as many matches, as UAE defeated them 3-0 at Dalian Sports Centre Stadium, in Dalian, China, on Tuesday, September 12. With this defeat, while India finished at bottom of Group G, they also played spoilsport …
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After the defeat against hosts China by a slender margin, India U-23 are determined to turn things around in their last group stage match of the Group G AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers against UAE on Tuesday, September 12, 2023. The match will kick off at the Dalian Sports Centre …
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The last-minute goal that saw China beat India 2-1 in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers on Saturday night was heartbreaking for the Indians. But Head Coach Clifford Miranda is not ready to lay down the arms so easily. Instead, he says: “After every dark night comes a glorious morning,” …
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