Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dushanbe: Promising youngsters from throughout Central Asia have touched down in Tajikistan determined to make their mark at the 2019 CAFA U-16 Championship, which begins on Friday.
With all six Central Asian Football Association member nations competing, the tournament promises to uncover stars of the future as they fight for regional bragging rights.
A loaded 15-match schedule will play out over the course of a week in both Dushanbe and Hisor, with the team that finishes on top the points table to be crowned champions.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The draw for the AFC U-16 Championship 2020 Qualifiers concluded at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur yesterday with the 47 teams discovering their opponents.
The teams were divided into two zones of WEST (West, South and Central) with 25 teams, and EAST (East and ASEAN) with 22 teams.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: With Japan lifting the AFC U-16 Championship for the third time after defeating Tajikistan on Sunday, the-AFC.com takes a look at the teams who were dominant, impressed and showed promise.
Japan powered their way to the 2018 title, making them the most successful team in the continental competition with three championships to their name.
The young Samurai Blue also have the most top four finishes - nine in total, previously having won the title in 1994 and 2006.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Japan head coach Yoshiro Moriyama hailed his young squad for their improvement throughout their AFC U-16 Championship Malaysia 2018 campaign, as they beat Tajikistan 1-0 to seal a record third title on Sunday.
“My expectations before the tournament were that it was going to be a difficult tournament, and that our players had to improve game by game,” said Moriyama.
“And they did well to grow and improve throughout the tournament. We overcame whatever difficulties thrown at us and got the trophy.”
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Jun Nishikawa was named the AFC U-16 Championship Malaysia 2018 Most Valuable Player (MVP) after steering Japan to their third title with a 1-0 victory over Tajikistan in the final at the National Stadium on Sunday.
Nishikawa scored the winning goal in the final but was a key component in Japan’s march to the title with sterling performances throughout the tournament.
"I didn't score any goals before this game, so going into the match I really wanted to score against Tajikistan, and I did it and I'm really glad. It's a great feeling winning the MVP in Asia, I'm really happy and it is a good achievement for me," said Nishikawa.
"We've had a lot of tournaments and training camps with this team, we have really good chemistry and unity so it's really important to win the tournament with this team. I really want to try and improve towards the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup Peru and have a great tournament."
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dushanbe: Tajikistan’s U-16 squad returned to a heroes’ welcome on Wednesday after their remarkable achievement of reaching the AFC U-16 Championship Malaysia 2018 final and securing a 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup berth.
Tajikistan’s young stars met the country's President Emomali Rahmon on Thursday, who congratulated and thanked every member of the squad for their hard work on the Continental stage.
President Rahmon has allocated 660,000 Tajikistani Somoni to the Tajikistan youth team, and all 33 members of the U-16 national team were rewarded with 20,000 Tajikistani Somoni.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The Technical Report and Statistics for the AFC U-16 Championship Malaysia 2018 is now available on the-AFC.com.
The report expands on on the statistics accumulated throughout the tournament, where Japan claimed their third title last October, as well as in-depth analyses on the performances of the 16 teams.
It also includes a section on technical topics that dissects the teamwork, formation and various more aspects of the game.
Click on the link below to view the report:
TSG Report: AFC U-16 Championship Malaysia 2018