Al Seeb defeat Arabi to book West Zone final berth

Tue, 06 Sep, 2022

Al Seeb defeat Arabi to book West Zone final berth

Kuwait City: Oman’s Al Seeb edged out Kuwait’s Arabi SC 2-1 in extra time of the AFC Cup™ 2022 West Zone Semi-final on Monday.

Although they needed extra time to take the win, Al Seeb looked assured throughout the 120 minutes and were never really threatened. Quick at the break, clinical in front of goal and with a pressing game that directly yielded a goal, the Omani side’s debut campaign continues and they will face the winners of East Riffa vs Riffa SC in the second West Zone Semi-final. 

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Preview - West Zone Semi-final: East Riffa (BHR) v Al Riffa (BHR)

Wed, 07 Sep, 2022

Preview - West Zone Semi-final: East Riffa (BHR) v Al Riffa (BHR)

Arad: East Riffa and Riffa SC are set to make history when they face-off in the AFC Cup™ 2022 West Zone Semi-final on Tuesday, the first-time two Bahraini sides have faced in the competition’s history.

This year is the first time two teams from the island nation advanced past the group stage since 2014 when Riffa and Al Hidd competed in the Round of 16, with the former exiting at the hands of Kuwait SC and the latter reaching the quarter-finals before losing to Qadsia SC.

Since the introduction of the zonal system in 2017, there have been two previous occasions where two sides from the same nation contested the West Zone Semi-final. In 2017 it was Baghdad rivals Air Force Club and Al Zawraa facing-off, while the following year Jordan’s Al Faisaly and Al Jazeera locked horns at the same stage.

Preview - Inter-Zone Semi-final: PFC Sogdiana (UZB) v Eastern Long Lions (HKG)

Tue, 06 Sep, 2022

Preview - Inter-Zone Semi-final: PFC Sogdiana (UZB) v Eastern Long Lions (HKG)

Jizzakh: Head coach Roberto Losada wants Eastern Long Lions to fight till the end when they face Uzbekistan's PFC Sogdiana in the AFC Cup™ 2022 Inter-Zone Semi-finals on Tuesday.

The Hong Kong side will take on the tournament debutants on their home turf at the Sogdiana Stadium with the expectation of reaching the Inter-Zone Final for the first time.

#AFCCup2022 - Inter-Zone S-finals: Players to Watch

Mon, 05 Sep, 2022

#AFCCup2022 - Inter-Zone S-finals: Players to Watch

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC Cup™ 2022 returns to action this week with the hotly anticipated Inter-Zone Semi-finals taking place in the coming days.

On Tuesday, Central Zone winners PFC Sogdiana of Uzbekistan will host East Zone champions Eastern Long Lions of Hong Kong before the winners of the South Zone, India’s ATK Mohun Bagan, take on recently crowned ASEAN Zonal champions Kuala Lumpur City FC of Malaysia a day later.

Ahead of the upcoming ties, the-AFC.com picks out two players from each team who could be key in their sides' bids to continue their marches towards the AFC Cup final.

Our aim is to lift the trophy, says ATKMB’s Colaco

Mon, 05 Sep, 2022

Our aim is to lift the trophy, says ATKMB’s Colaco

Kolkata: ATK Mohun Bagan’s Liston Colaco has made his side’s ambitions clear ahead of the AFC Cup™ 2022 Inter-Zone semi-final against Kuala Lumpur City FC of Malaysia as they aim to go all the way in the tournament.

Having lost their opening group stage match, the Kolkata giants bounced back in style to record comprehensive wins in their following two games to win the AFC Cup South Zone for a second successive season.

Young talents ready for AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2023 Qualifiers

Fri, 09 Sep, 2022

Young talents ready for AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2023 Qualifiers

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2023 Qualifiers will mark the full-scale return of elite men’s youth football in Asia since 2018 when the Continent’s future stars take to the pitch on Saturday, September 10, 2022.

The Qualifiers usher in a new era for the AFC’s age-group tournament, with the U20 replacing the U19 competition and organised without the zoning principles, as the group winners and the best five runner-up teams join hosts Uzbekistan at the Finals next year.