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Sharjah live up to Olaroiu's expectations

Wed, 16 Apr, 2025

Sharjah live up to Olaroiu's expectations

Sharjah: Cosmin Olaroiu hailed the performance of his players after Sharjah FC booked their spot in the final of the AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 in dramatic fashion on Tuesday.

The UAE's side dreams looked to have been crushed with the second leg goalless and in stoppage time with Al Taawoun FC leading 1-0 on aggregate.

Sharjah turned the match on its head when Ousmane Camara drew them level in the fourth minute of added time with substitute Firas Ben Arbi rifling home the winner five minutes later.

Sharjah strike late to book final berth

Wed, 16 Apr, 2025

Sharjah strike late to book final berth

Sharjah: Sharjah FC struck twice in time added on to defeat Saudi Arabia’s Al Taawoun FC 2-0 in their AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 semi-final second leg on Tuesday. 

Ousmane Camara and Firas Ben Arbi were the heroes as Sharjah advanced 2-1 on aggregate to book a final meeting with either Australia’s Sydney FC or Lion City Sailors FC of Singapore.

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Preview - S-final (2nd Leg): Sharjah FC (UAE) 0 v 1 Al Taawoun FC (KSA)

Wed, 16 Apr, 2025

Preview - S-final (2nd Leg): Sharjah FC (UAE) 0 v 1 Al Taawoun FC (KSA)

Sharjah: Al Taawoun FC will have to brace themselves for a full on assault from Sharjah FC when the sides meet in the return leg of their AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 semi-final on Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia's Al Taawoun will be defending a one-goal lead, courtesy of Abdelhamid Sabiri's second minute effort, but UAE's Sharjah will be confident of overturning the deficit.

Aliev sacrifices hat-trick to honour Uzbekistan teammate

Mon, 14 Apr, 2025

Aliev sacrifices hat-trick to honour Uzbekistan teammate

Taif: Uzbekistan’s two-goal hero Asilbek Aliev sacrificed a potential hat-trick in their AFC U17 Asian Cup™ Saudi Arabia 2025 quarter-final win over United Arab Emirates to give his teammate a morale boost.

Aliev had given the Central Asians a 2-0 lead with a glorious free-kick and a close-range finish after 36-minutes at the King Fahd Sports City Stadium on Sunday.

The forward then earned his team a penalty deep into first half stoppage time after he was fouled in the box, but offered the spot-kick to Sayfiddin Sodikov who had assisted him for the second goal.

West Asia Wrap: Al Sadd set for title; Al Ittihad move further clear

Mon, 14 Apr, 2025

West Asia Wrap: Al Sadd set for title; Al Ittihad move further clear

Doha: Al Sadd SC only have to match Al Duhail SC's result in the final round of matches to retain the Qatar Stars League title.

Al Ittihad are also well placed in Saudi Arabia while Shabab Al Ahli strengthened their position in the United Arab Emirates.
 
There were also matches in Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon and Oman so join the-AFC.com in our weekly review of the domestic scene across West Asia.

Q-final: Uzbekistan cruise past UAE

Mon, 14 Apr, 2025

Q-final: Uzbekistan cruise past UAE

Taif: Asilbek Aliev struck a first-half brace to send Uzbekistan into the AFC U17 Asian Cup™ Saudi Arabia 2025 semi-finals after an impressive 3-1 win against the United Arab Emirates at the King Fahd Sports City Stadium on Sunday.

The handsome win means the 2012 champions will face either Indonesia or DPR Korea in the semi-finals on Thursday. 

Yousuf wants his team to become the pride and joy of UAE

Sun, 13 Apr, 2025

Yousuf wants his team to become the pride and joy of UAE

Taif: United Arab Emirates defender Ibrahim Yousuf Al Jasmi wants nothing more than to continue spreading happiness to his countrymen, after helping his team reach the AFC U17 Asian Cup™ Saudi Arabia 2025 quarter-finals.

A defender who is modelling his game after the legendary Italian Paolo Maldini, the 16-year-old explained the thrill of advancing to the AFC U17 Asian Cup knockout phase, which also secured a ticket to the FIFA U17 World Cup Qatar 2025.

Preview - Q-final: Uzbekistan v UAE

Mon, 14 Apr, 2025

Preview - Q-final: Uzbekistan v UAE

Taif: United Arab Emirates head coach Majed Salem said his team will play without pressure against an in-form Uzbekistan in Sunday’s AFC U17 Asian Cup™ Saudi Arabia 2025 quarter-final at the King Fahd Sports City Stadium.

UAE qualified as the Group B runners-up, thanks to a display of grit and determination exemplified by their late equaliser in the final group game against Vietnam which confirmed their passage to the last eight.

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Nervous wait ends in joy for UAE

Fri, 11 Apr, 2025

Nervous wait ends in joy for UAE

Taif: Forward Mayed Adel said United Arab Emirates, despite a nervous wait, were confident they had done enough to progress to the AFC U17 Asian Cup™ Saudi Arabia 2025 quarter-finals after the final whistle of their 1-1 stalemate against Vietnam on Thursday.

Hazaa Faisal’s last-gasp header cancelled out Hoang Trong Duy Khang’s first half opener before the Emiratis had to endure an agonising wait to confirm their place in the knockout stage after Japan topped Group B despite losing 3-2 to Australia in their match.

The result meant Japan, UAE and Australia all finished on four points – with the West Asian side going through ahead of Australia on the head to head criteria.