The Afghanistan national football team is the national football team of Afghanistan and is controlled by the Afghanistan Football Federation. Founded in 1922, they played their first international game against Iran in Kabul, 1941. Afghanistan then joined FIFA in 1948 and the AFC in 1954, as one of the founding members. They play their home games at the Ghazi National Olympic Stadium in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. In 2013, Afghanistan won the 2013 SAFF Championship and earned the "FIFA Fair Play Award". Afghanistan has never qualified for the AFC Asian Cup.
The Nepal national football team represents Nepal in International men's football, and is governed by the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). A member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the Nepali football team plays their home games at Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu.
Mohammad Yosuf Kargar is an Afghan former football player and manager who is president of the Afghanistan Football Federation. He formerly coached the Afghanistan national team.
Ali Askar Lali is an Afghan former football player and trainer. In 1981, he moved to Germany as a refugee and lived many years in Paderborn. He now lives in Germany and Afghanistan. He was previously the assistant manager of the Afghanistan national football team.
Ata Yamrali is a German-Afghan former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Between 2007 and 2013 he made 12 appearances for the Afghanistan national team, scoring 3 goals.
Datuk James Wong Chye Fook is a Malaysian former footballer who is a striker for Malaysian national football team and Sabah. He also played as a goalkeeper for the Malaysia youth team in the 1971 AFC Youth Championship. He was known as King James by the local fans.
The Afghanistan women's national football team was the women's national team of Afghanistan until the fall of Kabul in August 2021. They played under the authority of the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF).
Milad Salem Fakhri is an Afghan former professional footballer.
Mustafa Hadid is an Afghan former footballer who played as a right-back or forward. Hadid also played for the Afghanistan national team.
Balal Arezou is an Afghan footballer who plays as a forward and currently plays for Norwegian club IF Trauma. He ranks second in the all-time top scorer table of the Afghanistan national football team with nine goals.
Zubayr Amiri is an Afghan professional footballer who plays for SC 1960 Hanau and the Afghanistan national team. Amiri operates as a midfielder, and can also play in a more attacking role; considered a versatile player because he is proficient with both feet. He has previously played for Viktoria Aschaffenburg and Eintracht Frankfurt II.
Faysal Shayesteh is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for I-League club Sreenidi Deccan and the Afghanistan national team.
Mustafa Azadzoy is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Atlas Delmenhorst and the Afghanistan national team.
Zamir Daudi is an Afghan footballer who plays as a defender who is currently playing for Viktoria Aschaffenburg.
Qamaruddin Maziar Kouhyar is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Kidderminster Harriers, on loan from National League club York City, and the Afghanistan national team. He is the first Afghan to play professionally in Great Britain.
A Hoàng is a Vietnamese footballer who plays as a centre-back for V.League 1 club Hoàng Anh Gia Lai.
Ali Benjamin Nadjem is a footballer who plays as a right-back. Born in Afghanistan and raised in Germany, he has represented the Afghanistan national team at international level.
The AIRMARINE Cup 2019 is the first edition of the AIRMARINE Cup, an international football tournament with four countries participating. It is played on 20 and 23 March 2019 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ananth S. Nathan, Executive Chairman of AIRMARINE (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. takes the tournament as a national social responsibility of a corporate entity to step forward for the Malaysian national football team to gain more international break for the exposure and to advance in their FIFA ranking points.
Sreenidi Deccan Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Hyderabad, Telangana. It was established on 1 January 2015 as a football academy in Hyderabad, and later was launched from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh in 2021. The club is currently competing in the I-League, the second tier of Indian football league system.
Hossein Zamani is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie D club Gioiese and the Afghanistan national team. Born in Iran, he has represented the Netherlands at youth international level before switching his allegiance to Afghanistan.
