Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tehran: Humam Tariq has predicted that defending AFC Cup champions Air Force Club will win an unprecedented third successive title when the Iraqi side meet Turkmenistan’s Altyn Asyr in the final at Basra Sports City on Saturday.
The Iraq international, who now plays for the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Esteghlal, had a hugely successful spell at Air Force Club and was part of the side that won back-to-back AFC Cup titles in 2016 and 2017.
Air Force Club made their debut in the competition in 2016 and won it at the first time of asking after beating India’s JSW Bengaluru 1-0 in the final, before returning a year later to defeat Tajikistan’s FC Istiklol by the same scoreline.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: On Saturday, Turkmenistan's Altyn Asyr will be looking to become only the second Central Asian team to lift the AFC Cup when they face defending champions Air Force Club.
Ahead of the 2018 AFC Cup final, the-AFC.com takes a look at the Altyn Asyr players who could be the ones to watch. For the Air Force Club key men, click here.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: On Saturday, defending champions Air Force Club of Iraq will look for an unprecedented third AFC Cup title in a row when they face Turkmen side Altyn Asyr in Basra.
Ahead of the 2018 AFC Cup final, the-AFC.com takes a look at the players who could be the ones to watch, beginning with the holders Air Force Club.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Bienvenido Marañón's brace in Ceres Negros' 4-0 victory over Bali United on Wednesday not only helped the Filipino side to three points, it also saw the Spaniard leapfrog Jordanian Mahmoud Shelbaieh to become the competition's all-time leading scorer on 35 goals.
Having begun the 2020 tournament on 30 goals, last year's top scorer wasted no time in picking up where he left off, with two goals in an opening-day victory over Cambodia's Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC, before a penalty against Vietnam's Than Quang Ninh saw him move within a goal of former Al Wehdat striker Shelbaieh.
Marañón's double against Bali saw the prolific striker move into pole position and there will likely be many more to follow if he continues in this form. The-AFC.com looks back at his achievement, as well as those of the iconic AFC Cup scorers who the 33-year-old has overtaken in recent years.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: After reaching 25 AFC Cup goals, Hammadi Ahmed has his eyes set on a new record later this month; a third consecutive title.
“We promise the fans, the coaching staff and the board to bring home our third AFC Cup title in a row,” the Air Force Club captain confidently declared on behalf of his teammates following their 2018 AFC Cup West Asia Zonal Final first leg against Jordan’s Al Jazeera.
This type of defiant statement exemplifies the character of Ahmed.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tehran: Amidst the euphoric celebrations that followed Persepolis' historic qualification for the AFC Champions League final on Tuesday night, one of their players went through mixed emotions
As the final whistle went at the Azadi Stadium, Iraqi midfielder Bashar Resan broke into tears, overwhelmed by a huge result that came just days after his mother had passed away.
Resan had been on international duty with Iraq in the past week when he received the news about the bereavement.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: After thousands of submissions from across the Continent, the-AFC.com has announced the top five finalists for the AFC Champions League #UltimateFan contest.
From today till October 26, the five finalists are in the running for the grand prize, where the winner shall receive an all expense-paid trip to either the first or second legs of the 2018 AFC Champions League final. The prize includes transport (domestic or international), accommodation and VIP passes for two.
For more information of the contest terms & conditions, please visit the link below:
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