Group D: Maziya Sports & Recreation (MDV) 3-1 Bashundhara Kings (BAN)

Wed, 20 Sep, 2023

Group D: Maziya Sports & Recreation (MDV) 3-1 Bashundhara Kings (BAN)

Male: Maziya Sports & Recreation of Maldives kicked off their AFC Cup™ 2023/24 Group D campaign with a 3-1 win over Bangladesh’s Bashundhara Kings on Tuesday.

Goals from Vojislav Balabanovic, Hassan Nazeem and Ali Fasir completed a dominant performance from Maziya at the National Stadium in Male. 

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Al Ahed's Mohammed boosted by win over Al Nahda

Tue, 19 Sep, 2023

Al Ahed's Mohammed boosted by win over Al Nahda

Muscat: Al Ahed head coach Raafat Mohammed believes his side's AFC Cup™ 2023/24 win over Al Nahda will galvanise his players into reaching the knockout stage.

Lebanon's Al Ahed, the 2019 AFC Cup winners, fought back from a goal down to defeat Oman's Al Nahda 2-1 in the Group A tie at the Seeb Sports Stadium.

Mixed feelings for Al Hilal's Jesus, Navbahor's Babayan

Tue, 19 Sep, 2023

Mixed feelings for Al Hilal's Jesus, Navbahor's Babayan

Riyadh: Al Hilal SFC head coach Jorge Jesus and his Navhabor counterpart Samvel Babayan had mixed emotions after their sides settled for a 1-1 draw in their AFC Champions League™ 2023/24 Group D opener on Monday.

Georgian forward Toma Tabatadze's 55th minute strike looked to have sealed Uzbekistan's Navbahor a sensational result but defender Ali Al Bulayhi's header in the 10th minute of stoppage time rescued two-time AFC Champions League winners Al Hilal a point at the King Fahd International Stadium.

Debutants Nassaji Mazandaran make Rahmati proud

Tue, 19 Sep, 2023

Debutants Nassaji Mazandaran make Rahmati proud

Pune: Nassaji Mazandaran head coach Sayyed Mehdi Rahmati hailed his players after the Islamic Republic of Iran club marked their AFC Champions League™ debut with a 2-0 win over India's Mumbai City on Monday.

Goals from Ehsan Hosseini and Mohammadreza Azadi earned Rahmati's side a win which sees them occupying the Group D top spot after two-time champions Al Hilal SFC of Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan's Navbahor played to a 1-1 draw in the group's other fixture on Monday. 

Al Ittihad's focus pleases Santo

Tue, 19 Sep, 2023

Al Ittihad's focus pleases Santo

Jeddah: Al Ittihad head coach Nuno Espirito Santo was delighted with his team's performance as the two-time AFC Champions League™ winners kicked off their 2023/24 campaign with an impressive 3-0 win over AGMK of Uzbekistan on Monday.

Two goals in four minutes early in the first half sent the 2004 and 2005 champions on their way to a well-deserved victory in their Group C clash, with Haroune Camara and Romarinho on target in the opening 15 minutes to break AGMK’s resistance. Romarinho then slotted home a penalty three minutes from the break to confirm the points. 

Morais rues Sepahan's dropped points

Tue, 19 Sep, 2023

Morais rues Sepahan's dropped points

Erbil: Head coach Jose Morais was left to rue a missed opportunity after Sepahan FC were held to a 2-2 draw by Air Force Club in Group C of the AFC Champions League™ 2023/24 on Monday.

The Islamic Republic of Iran side looked to have the points in the bag after goals from Mohammad Daneshgar and Mohammad Ghorbani overturned Ali Jasim's opener. The 19-year-old, however, struck again in the 89th minute for the Iraqi side to deny Sepahan the win.