Preview - FIFA African-Asian-Pacific Cup: Mamelodi Sundowns v Al Ahli Saudi FC

Fri, 18 Sep, 2026

Preview - FIFA African-Asian-Pacific Cup: Mamelodi Sundowns v Al Ahli Saudi FC

Pretoria: Al Ahli Saudi FC will be aiming to continue their pursuit of global glory when they face African champions Mamelodi Sundowns in the FIFA African-Asian-Pacific Cup on Saturday.

The AFC Champions League Elite™ holders earned their place in the showdown after defeating Oceania champions Auckland FC 1-0 in Jeddah last month, with Saleh Abu Al Shamat scoring the decisive goal in the 63rd minute.

Victory in Pretoria would see Al Ahli lift the FIFA African-Asian-Pacific Cup and advance to the FIFA Challenger Cup, leaving the Saudi Arabian side one further win away from a place in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2026 final against UEFA Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain.

R16: DPR Korea 2-0 Japan

Fri, 18 Sep, 2026

R16: DPR Korea 2-0 Japan

Lodz: Quickfire goals sent DPR Korea into the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Poland 2026 after they defeated reigning Asian champions Japan 2-0 on Thursday.

The Round of 16 win kept DPR Korea on the path to defend their title as they take on Canada - who ousted France 3-1 - on Sunday.

AG (W): Giants march on

Fri, 18 Sep, 2026

AG (W): Giants march on

Kuala Lumpur: Japan, Korea Republic, DPR Korea and Chinese Taipei maintained their perfect starts in the Asian Games 2026 women’s football on Thursday.

The Philippines, meanwhile, picked up their first win with a 2-0 victory over Hong Kong, China, while China PR and Uzbekistan shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw.

Group G: Shanghai Shenhua FC (CHN) 2-1 Tampines Rovers FC (SGP)

Fri, 18 Sep, 2026

Group G: Shanghai Shenhua FC (CHN) 2-1 Tampines Rovers FC (SGP)

Shanghai: Yang Shuai’s close range header earned Shanghai Shenhua a 2-1 win over Singapore’s Tampines Rovers on Thursday as the Chinese Super League side picked up all three points in their Group G opener in the AFC Champions League Two 2026/27™.

Xu Haoyang gave the home side a 19th minute lead and, while Faris Ramli had levelled the scores in the 33rd minute, Yang nodded in a decisive second for Vladan Milojevic’s side in the 62nd minute to secure the victory.

Group H: Phnom Penh Crown FC (CAM) 2-1 Kuching City FC (MAS)

Fri, 18 Sep, 2026

Group H: Phnom Penh Crown FC (CAM) 2-1 Kuching City FC (MAS)

Phnom Penh: Moses Dyer netted an injury-time goal to give Phnom Penh Crown FC a hard-earned 2-1 win over Malaysia’s Kuching City FC in their AFC Champions League Two 2026/27™ Group H opening tie on Thursday.

The striker, who opened the scoring for the Cambodian Premier League runners-up in the 55th minute, dashed the debutants’ hope in the dying minutes after Ajdin Mujagic had leveled in the 73rd minute.

Group H: Kitchee SC (HKG) 0-0 Gangwon FC (KOR)

Fri, 18 Sep, 2026

Group H: Kitchee SC (HKG) 0-0 Gangwon FC (KOR)

Hong Kong: Ten-man Kitchee SC produced a resilient defensive display to hold Gangwon FC to a 0-0 draw in their AFC Champions League Two 2026/27™ Group H tie on Thursday.

Kitchee played the final 20 minutes with 10 men after captain Ruslan Mingazow was shown a second yellow card for handling the ball inside the box.