Lisitsyn excited to chart Kyrgyz Republic’s course

With Kyrgyz Republic having navigated past the second round of the AFC Asian Qualifiers™ for the first time, the entire nation is looking forward to the next phase of qualifying and the 46-year-old head coach shares with the-AFC.com on what his plans are to take on the continent’s best teams.

He talks to the-AFC.com about the lessons he has learned over the past decade and his ambitions for the current team.

With 18 national teams from the continent still in contention for places in the global event, the Match Predictor game offers passionate fans from Asia and beyond a chance to win an exciting range of prizes. Participants can enter their predictions for the outcomes of all 90 matches, beginning September 5, and earn points for every correct prediction.

A 1-0 loss to Nigeria in their opening Group D match means the East Asian side cannot afford another defeat when they play Venezuela at the Estadio El Techo on Wednesday.

Maya Hijikata and Chinari Sasai scored a brace each as the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2024 runners-up showed their title credentials.

The reigning AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup™ champions were in unstoppable form at the windswept Pascual Guerrero Stadium in Cali as they raced to a 3-1 lead in the first half.

Japan's Daizen Maeda and Kyogo Furuhashi netted one apiece in Celtic's 3-0 win against bitter Scottish Premier League rivals Rangers.

Junya Ito scored the equaliser as Reims came from behind to defeat Rennes in France while several other Asian stars delivered as well for their clubs.