Group C: Al Faisaly kick off AFC Cup bid with win over Al Ama’ari Center 

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Group C: Al Faisaly kick off AFC Cup bid with win over Al Ama’ari Center 

Amman: Jordan’s Al Faisaly recorded a comfortable 2-0 win over Palestine’s Al Ama’ari Center to get their 2021 AFC Cup Group C campaign underway at Amman International Stadium on Friday.

The result puts Al Faisaly on top of Group C ahead of their Matchday Two fixture with Tishreen, while Al Ama’ari Center will continue their pursuit of a first point against Kuwait SC in three days’ time.

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Group C: Late Tishreen goal seals thrilling AFC Cup draw against Kuwait SC

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Group C: Late Tishreen goal seals thrilling AFC Cup draw against Kuwait SC

Amman: Kuwait SC kicked off their 2021 AFC Cup Group C campaign with a 3-3 draw against Syria’s Tishreen at Amman International Stadium on Friday.

Three-time winners Kuwait SC went into the game looking for a win to take a first step towards restoring past glories, and could have delivered a win had they held on for another minute before the game ended against Tishreen.

Group B: Muharraq Club edge Al Salt to open AFC Cup campaign in style

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Group B: Muharraq Club edge Al Salt to open AFC Cup campaign in style

Amman: Bahrain’s Muharraq Club marked their return to the AFC Cup with a 1-0 victory over Jordan’s Al Salt in Group B on Friday.

The two sides exchanged shy chances in the opening half an hour with Ahmad Sariweh testing the Muharraq goalkeeper Sayed Jaafar with a powerful effort from close range and Ismail Abdullatif responding in kind.

Group B: Al Ansar defeat Balata Center to start AFC Cup challenge on high note

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Group B: Al Ansar defeat Balata Center to start AFC Cup challenge on high note

Amman: Lebanon’s Al Ansar started their 2021 AFC Cup campaign with a 2-0 win against debutants Balata Center of Palestine in Group B on Friday.

Al Ansar’s victory means they are top of the group after Matchday One, joint with Muharraq Club of Bahrain who earlier beat Jordan’s Al Salt 1-0. Al Ansar face Al Salt on Matchday Two while Balata Center’s Monday fixture sees them facing Muharraq Club.

Group A: Al Wahda hold Al Ahed in AFC Cup opener

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Group A: Al Wahda hold Al Ahed in AFC Cup opener

Manama: 2019 champions Al Ahed FC of Lebanon had to settle for a 0-0 draw with Syria's Al Wahda in their 2021 AFC Cup Group A opening tie on Friday.

The result leaves both sides with a point each in Group A, with hosts Al Hidd the next opponents for both, starting with Al Wahda on Monday followed by Al Ahed three days later.

Berdiev: Physical readiness the key to Nasaf’s AFC Cup success

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Berdiev: Physical readiness the key to Nasaf’s AFC Cup success

Dushanbe: Ruzikul Berdiev said his FC Nasaf team’s superior physical condition was a key factor in their decisive 2-0 AFC Cup win against Altyn Asyr on Thursday.

Settled by first half goals from Shohmalik Komilov and Husain Norchaev, the result confirmed Nasaf as Group F winners, with the 2011 champions taking a maximum nine points and three clean sheets from their week in Dushanbe.

Analysis: Echoes of 2011 for Nasaf, Ahal break new AFC Cup ground

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Analysis: Echoes of 2011 for Nasaf, Ahal break new AFC Cup ground

Kuala Lumpur: The group stage of the 2021 AFC Cup Central Asia Zone is now complete with the 2011 winners FC Nasaf of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan's Ahal FC booking their places in the knockout rounds.

As the two sides look ahead to September's Central Asia Zonal final and the five eliminated teams aim to come back stronger in 2022, the-AFC.com looks at the key takeaways from Groups E and F.