Moriyasu calls up Okazaki for Japan friendlies

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Moriyasu calls up Okazaki for Japan friendlies

Tokyo: Veteran striker Shinji Okazaki has been recalled for Japan’s friendly matches against Cameroon and Ivory Coast next week as head coach Hajime Moriyasu named a Europe-based 23-man squad for the games in the Netherlands.

Okazaki, who plays for Spanish side Huesca, last featured for Japan at the Copa America in June last year and has been named alongside Yuya Osako and Musashi Suzuki as the squad’s three striking options for the matches, which will be played in Utrecht.

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AFC Champions League (West) Semi-final: Sublime Strikers (updated)

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

AFC Champions League (West) Semi-final: Sublime Strikers (updated)

Doha: The 2020 AFC Champions League (West) reaches its climax on Saturday as Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr FC and Islamic Republic of Iran’s Persepolis lock horns at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium with a place in the final at stake.

Ahead of Saturday’s semi-final clash, the-AFC.com takes a statistical look at key players for Al Nassr and Persepolis in defence, midfield and attack. Having compared defenders and midfielders from Al Nassr and Persepolis, we conclude with the two men most likely to get on the scoresheet.

AFC Champions League (West) Semi-final: Midfield Maestros

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

AFC Champions League (West) Semi-final: Midfield Maestros

Doha: The 2020 AFC Champions League (West) reaches its climax on Saturday as Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr FC and Islamic Republic of Iran’s Persepolis lock horns at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium with a place at the final at stake.

Ahead of Saturday’s semi-final clash, the-AFC.com takes a statistical look at key players for Al Nassr and Persepolis in defence, midfield and attack.

Having compared defenders Maicon of Al Nassr and Persepolis’ Hossein Kanaani, our attention turns to two men creating magic from midfield.

ACL Champions League (West) Semi-final: Defensive Shields

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

ACL Champions League (West) Semi-final: Defensive Shields

Doha: The 2020 AFC Champions League (West) reaches its climax on Saturday as Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr and Islamic Republic of Iran’s Persepolis FC lock horns at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium with a place in the final at stake.

Both sides qualified for the competition as champions of their domestic leagues and put in a series of impressive performances in Doha that brought them to within 90 minutes of the final.

Ahead of Saturday’s semi-final clash, the-AFC.com takes a statistical look at key players for Al Nassr and Persepolis in defence, midfield and attack.

AFC Champions League Semi-final (West): Al Nassr vs Persepolis in Numbers

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

AFC Champions League Semi-final (West): Al Nassr vs Persepolis in Numbers

Doha: It's been a whirlwind few weeks in Qatar and now, after the completion of the two 2020 AFC Champions League quarter-finals in the West, Al Nassr and Persepolis FC will square off for a place in the final.

With Saturday's semi-final between the Saudi and Iranian giants fast approaching, the-AFC.com takes a closer look at some of the standout numbers posted by players from the respective sides over the course of the 2020 campaign.

ACL 2020 Allianz Goal of the Week: Isa Al Kasir (Persepolis FC)

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

ACL 2020 Allianz Goal of the Week: Isa Al Kasir (Persepolis FC)

Kuala Lumpur: The-AFC.com announced on Saturday that Persepolis FC's Isa Al Kasir is the winner of this week’s Goal of the Week presented by Allianz for the 2020 AFC Champions League.

AFC Champions League Quarter-finals (WEST) Toyota Player of the Week: Sultan Al Ghannam

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

AFC Champions League Quarter-finals (WEST) Toyota Player of the Week: Sultan Al Ghannam

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Doha: Al Nassr right-back Sultan Al Ghannam has been voted by the fans as the 2020 AFC Champions League Quarter-finals (WEST) Toyota Player of the Week.