Shahrdari Sirjan edge FC Bunyodkor for winning start

Tue, 09 Nov, 2021

Shahrdari Sirjan edge FC Bunyodkor for winning start

Aqaba: Islamic Republic of Iran’s Shahrdari Sirjan edged Uzbekistan’s FC Bunyodkor 2-1 in their AFC Women’s Club Championship 2021 opener at the Aqaba Development Corporate Stadium, Jordan on Sunday.

Roghayeh Jalal Nasab gave Shahrdari Sirjan a first half lead before Zahra Alizadeh’s delightful lob made it 2-0 with Bunyodkor’s Dildora Nozimova scoring a late consolation.

Amman Club fight back to defeat Sree Gokulam Kerala FC

Tue, 09 Nov, 2021

Amman Club fight back to defeat Sree Gokulam Kerala FC

Aqaba:  Amman Club produced a stirring second half fight back to defeat Sree Gokulam Kerala 2-1 in the AFC Women’s Club Championship 2021 at the Aqaba Development Corporate Stadium on Sunday.

Elshaddai Acheampong’s strike gave Gokulam Kerala a 1-0 lead going into the break but Amman came back fighting in the second half with goals from Maysa Jbarah and Samia Ouni sealing them victory.

Taremi to miss IR Iran matches against Lebanon, Syria

Sun, 07 Nov, 2021

Tehran: Striker Mehdi Taremi has been left out by head coach Dragan Skocic from the Islamic Republic of Iran squad for this month’s AFC Asian Qualifiers - Road to Qatar 2022 Group A matches against Lebanon and Syria.

Doan added to Japan squad

Sat, 06 Nov, 2021

Doan added to Japan squad

Tokyo: Ritsu Doan has been added to Japan’s squad for their Group B matches in the AFC Asian Qualifiers - Road to Qatar 2022 against Vietnam and Oman later this month, the Japan Football Association has announced.

The 23-year-old PSV Eindhoven winger had initially been left out of Hajime Moriyasu’s squad due to a knee injury sustained in the build-up to last month’s meeting with Saudi Arabia, but was called up on Saturday for the games in Hanoi and Muscat.