AFC U17 Asian Cup Qualifiers - Group G: Oman 5-0 Nepal; Afghanistan 1-3 Syria

Yangon: Oman registered their second win after cruising 5-0 past Nepal in their AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026™ Qualifiers Group G fixture on Wednesday.

Syria got back to winning ways, registering a 3-1 victory over Afghanistan.

Oman 5-0 Nepal

Oman dominated from the start and took the lead as early as the 10th minute after Anamol Karki turned the ball into his own net following Abdullah AlSadi’s cross into the box.

Nepal fell further behind in the 19th minute after Prashant Moktan’s goal-line clearance landed at the feet of Turki AlGhassani for an easy tap-in.

Saad Al Mamari rose highest to nod home their third in the 39th minute to give Oman a comfortable cushion at the half-time whistle.

Oman furthered their advantage in the second half with Bashar Al Shamsi surging into the box to finish with a powerful strike in the 73rd minute with Moath Al Hinai adding the fifth in the 87th minute from inside the box.

Afghanistan 1-3 Syria

Abdulhadi Al Hariri gave Syria a bright start when he opened the scoring in the ninth minute before Ahmad Al Faraj doubled their advantage just before the half-hour mark with Bashar Al Hariri adding the third in the 63rd minute.

Afghanistan kept pushing but could only find a consolation deep into stoppage time through Yasin Noorzahi.

Qualifiers - Group G: Oman 5-0 Nepal; Afghanistan 1-3 Syria

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