Preview - Group E: PFC Neftchi (KGZ) v Altyn Asyr FC (TKM)

Mon, 27 Jun, 2022

Preview - Group E: PFC Neftchi (KGZ) v Altyn Asyr FC (TKM)

Dushanbe: Kyrgyz Republic’s PFC Neftchi and Altyn Asyr FC of Turkmenistan are both aiming  to bounce back when they meet in Group E of the AFC Cup™ 2022 on Monday. 

Neftchi sit bottom of the group after losing 2-0 to Uzbekistan’s PFC Sogdiana on Matchday One, and will have to secure all three points against Altyn Asyr if they are to stand a fighting chance of advancing to the Central Inter-Zonal final, with only the top team advancing.

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Preview - Group E: FC CSKA (TJK) v PFC Sogdiana (UZB)

Tue, 28 Jun, 2022

Preview - Group E: FC CSKA (TJK) v PFC Sogdiana (UZB)

Dushanbe: Tajikistan’s FC CSKA and PFC Sogdiana of Uzbekistan will not be lacking motivation when they clash on Matchday Two of the AFC Cup™ 2022 Group E on Monday. 

FC CSKA secured a point in their tournament debut after salvaging a 1-1 draw with Altyn Asyr FC of Turkmenistan on Matchday One, but now face group leaders Sogdiana, who enjoyed an explosive start to their first campaign with a 2-0 win over PFC Neftchi. 

Preview - Group F: FC Dordoi (KGZ) v Kopetdag FC (TKM)

Mon, 27 Jun, 2022

Preview - Group F: FC Dordoi (KGZ) v Kopetdag FC (TKM)

Bishkek: FC Dordoi’s Sergey Arslanov might be the youngest head coach in Group F of the AFC Cup™ 2022 but he has proclaimed ahead of Monday's encounter against Kopetdag FC that he is here to change the club’s history. 

The 36-year-old from Uzbekistan was appointed in late May and has been tasked to steer the fortunes of the Bishkek club, who have never qualified beyond the Group Stage of the AFC Cup. 

Preview - Group I: Young Elephants FC (LAO) v Hougang United (SGP)

Mon, 27 Jun, 2022

Preview - Group I: Young Elephants FC (LAO) v Hougang United (SGP)

Ho Chi Minh City: There will be a sense of familiarity when Young Elephants FC play Hougang United in Group I of the AFC Cup™ 2022 on Monday. 

Handling the two teams will be two Singaporeans who not only once worked together but remain good friends - Young Elephants head coach Satyasagara and his former assistant Clement Teo, now in charge of Hougang United.

Preview - Group G: Kedah Darul Aman (MAS) v Kaya FC-Iloilo (PHI)

Mon, 27 Jun, 2022

Preview - Group G: Kedah Darul Aman (MAS) v Kaya FC-Iloilo (PHI)

Denpasar: Despite a 2-0 defeat in their AFC Cup™ 2022 Group G opener to hosts Bali United at Stadion Kapten I Wayan Dipta on Friday, Kedah Darul Aman head coach Aidil Sharin is confident that his team will overcome any disappointment and rebound against Kaya FC-Iloilo of the Philippines on Monday. 

The Singaporean tactician is one of the most experienced individuals when it comes to the AFC Cup having first taken part as a player for Home United in 2004, featuring in three editions, before appearing in the 2014 tournament with the dugout staff at Home United in the first of his now four continental competitions as a coach.

Having been at the Kedah helm since late 2018, Aidil now needs a positive response from the Malaysian side to keep their hopes of reaching the 2022 knockout rounds alive. 

Preview - Group H: Tampines Rovers (SGP) v PSM Makassar (IDN)

Mon, 27 Jun, 2022

Preview - Group H: Tampines Rovers (SGP) v PSM Makassar (IDN)

Kuala Lumpur: Tampines Rovers captain Yasir Hanapi is determined to help the Singapore club claim three points against Indonesia’s PSM Makassar when they meet in their AFC Cup™ 2022 Group H encounter at the Kuala Lumpur Stadium on Monday. 

Tampines Rovers will play in the AFC Cup for the 12th time – the most number of appearances for a Singaporean club in the competition - and will go into the match full of confidence.

Preview - Group J: Tainan City FC (TPE) v Lee Man (HKG)

Sun, 26 Jun, 2022

Preview - Group J: Tainan City FC (TPE) v Lee Man (HKG)

Buriram: Tainan City FC head coach Kenneth Kwok believes his players are ready to take a step forward in this year’s AFC Cup™  as they count down to the start of their 2022 campaign and their meeting with Hong Kong’s Lee Man in their Group J opener in Buriram on Monday.

The club from Chinese Taipei are appearing in the competition for the second season in a row and Kwok is confident his team are ready to put up a strong challenge for a place in the knockout rounds against an opponent that has lacked game-time this season.

Preview - Group I: Phnom Penh Crown FC (CAM) v Viettel FC (VIE)

Mon, 27 Jun, 2022

Preview - Group I: Phnom Penh Crown FC (CAM) v Viettel FC (VIE)

Ho Chi Minh City: Viettel SC head coach Bae Ji Won has warned his players not to underestimate Phnom Penh Crown FC when the two teams meet in Group I of the AFC Cup™ 2022 on Monday.

Vietnam's Viettel bounced back from going a goal down to defeat Young Elephants FC 5-1 on Matchday One, while Phnom Penh suffered a 4-3 defeat against Singapore's Hougang United despite taking a 2-0 lead.

Preview - Group G: Visakha FC (CAM) v Bali United FC (IDN)

Mon, 27 Jun, 2022

Preview - Group G: Visakha FC (CAM) v Bali United FC (IDN)

Denpasar: He was one of the most prolific goalscorers in recent Cambodian league history until his move to Indonesia last December, but Visakha FC head coach Meas Channa believes his side will be able to handle Bali United’s Privat Mbarga when the sides clash on Matchday Two of the AFC Cup™ 2022 on Monday.

Since joining Bali United, the Cameroonian forward has yet to hit the heights of a decade in Cambodia that begun in 2013 at Western Phnom Penh.

But Channa knows only too well the potency of a striker who played briefly under him at Nagaworld FC and signed off his time in the C-League with a two-year spell at Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC that saw him score 73 times in 62 appearances.