AFGHANCUP2009 The 12th annual Afghan Cup celebration is scheduled from 10th to July 12th, 2009. It is the biggest Afghan sporting and cultural event outside of Afghanistan, gathering hundreds of Afghan athelets, families and thousands of spectators from across North America, Europe, Asia and Afghanistan.The games take place in Howison Park in Prince William County Virginia, Hoop Magic Sportscomplex in Fairfax County Virginia and the Championship games to be held in Maryland Soccerplex Stadium.
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Afghan Basketball League (ABL) Spring 2009 Season
- June 4th, 2009
The season is heating up and teams are competing hard to make the playoffs. Get all the latest scores and stats.
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Teams: - Buzkashi Ballers
- Tha City
- Khudrat
- VA Finest
- Ballstarz
- Donia
- Lhmar
- Pamir
- Freedom Fighters
- Afghan Stallions
Afghan Soccer League (ASL) Spring 2009 Season
- June 1st, 2009
ASL Spring Season 2009 started on Tuesday April 14, 2009. All soccer games are played at South Run Park, Spring Field, VA.
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- To download and Print a Spring 2009 Soccer Schedules in PDF click here.
ASF Honors Homaira Rahman in 6TH Annual Bowling Tournament - April 10th, 2009
The Annual Bowling Tournament sponsored by Afghan Sports Federation (ASF) took place on Sunday, April 5th, 2009 at Annandale Lanes located in Annandale, Virginia. Read More
Team Tin Tin wins the Championship for the Midnight Madness Indoor Soccer Tournament 2009
- March 15th, 2009
After an immense battle, team Tin Tin captured the Championship trophy in this year’s Indoor Soccer Tournament sponsored by the Afghan Soccer League of ASF. Team Afghan United placed 2nd. Congratulations to all the participating teams!
Afghan Sports Federation presents 11th Annual Afghan Cup 2008
Thousands of Afghans from all over the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and Afghanistan gathered at Howison Park in Prince William county and Maryland Soccerplex Stadium of Washington DC metropolitan area to celebrate the Afghan Sports Federation's 11th annual 4th of July sporting and cultural events....Read more
Spring Soccer League (ASL) Tues April 14th – In Progress!
Season 5 of Afghan Basketball League (ABL) - Spring Wed April 29th - In Progress!
Afghan Cup 2009 (Soccer, Basketball and Volleyball) Friday July 10-12, 2009
Afghan Youth Activities Day September, 2009
Fall Soccer League (ASL)
Sept. 8, 2009
Season VI of Afghan Basketball League Winter
Plus Youth Basketball Clinic Oct. 7th, 2009
Afghan Youth Activities Day October, 2009
Afghan Chess Tourney Dec. 14th, 2009
All-Star Basketball Team Finishes an Impressive 3rd in the Asian Invitational Tournament - Feb. 16th, 2009
Afghan Basketball League’s All-Star team participated in the 1st Annual Asian Invitational Tournament, in Washington DC. 12 Teams participated, representing 12 different Asian countries. ABL’s All-Star team finished an impressive 3rd in the tournament, loosing a close semi-final game to the tournament Champions, an All-Star Korean squad. Afghan Basketball League’s All-Star team will participate in many other regional and national tournaments in the coming months. Congratulations to the players participated!
ASF's Virginia Soccer Teams Win Big in Nationwide Afghan Tournaments!
In the largest sports gathering outside of Afghanistan over 7000 Afghans from all over the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia gathered at the Discovery Center Soccerplex in the suburbs of Washington DC to celebrate the Afghan Sports Federation’s 10th Anniversary of the 4th of July sporting events. Read More
Mega Afghan sports meet outside S. Asia for the biggest Afghan Sports event... NEW YORK, July 4 (Pajhwok Afghan News): The largest-every Afghan sports meet outside of the war-hit country begins in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area from tomorrow. Read More
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Kung-Fu kicks off in Afghanistan - BBC - June 25, 2009
As Afghanistan is struggling for security ahead of presidential elections later this year, sport has become a way for an increasing number of youngsters to forget about the hardships of daily life. Read more
Afghan body beautiful flex to win Mr. Afghanistan - Reuters - 06/03/2009
Kabul - Inside a small, dark and sweaty movie theatre in the heart of the Afghan capital, a packed audience of men chant and whistle as bronzed and muscular figures flex their biceps in the hope of being crowned Mr. Afghanistan. Read more
Afghan girls take part in a skateboarding event - AP - Mon Jun 1
Afghan girls take part in a skateboarding event to mark Children's Day in Kabul, Afghanistan Monday, June 1, 2009.
First 'Afghan ODI' held in Kabul - BBC News - May 1st, 2009
The English were outplayed by a strong Afghan side
The Afghan cricket team has beaten an English village side in what has been billed as the first one-day international held in the country. Read more
ANBF Tournaments Being Held in Kabul and Herat Afghanistan - Ghous Nikbeen April 22, 2009
Afghanistan National Basketball Federation (ANBF) is holding a tournament in the NOC gymnasium in Kabul Afghanistan on May 1st, 2009. The goal of this competition is the selection of the best players from Kabul teams. There would be 6 teams competing in this tournament from which 18 players would be chosen for the Kabul Select Team. Another youth tournament for players under 16 was held last week in the city of Herat where 12 teams participated in the event. Mr. Ghous Nikbeen, the General Secretary of ANBF said, “I am very hopeful for the future of Afghan basketball and with the help of friends like Afghan Sports Federation (ASF), we are very optimistic in developing the Afghan basketball program.”
Afghan cricketers defy the odds - April 1 2009, BBC News
The Afghanistan cricket team's remarkable quest for a place in the World Cup
has entered its final leg.
They are in South Africa for a crucial qualifying tournament and beat
Denmark in their opening game on Wednesday....Read more
Afghanistan Slumdog Millionaires Target Cricket World Cup Place - 03/31/2009
Afghanistan’s national cricket team, started five years ago by former refugees after the Taliban’s ouster, is closing on a place at the 2011 World Cup. ...Read more
The 6th Annual Kabul Taekwondo Championship - March, 2009
The results of the 6th Annual Kabul Taekwondo Championship qualifications for the National Games were announced. Almost 700 athletes participated from 130 Kabul Taekwondo clubs. Click on the photos to get all the results.
Afghan Boxer Wins French Citizenship - By Bruce Crumley 03/11/ 2009
France's Immigration Minister Eric Besson (L) offers French books to boxing junior champion Sharif Hassanzadeh of Afghanistan (R) during a ceremony to give Hassanzadeh a French residency permit, at the Immigration Ministry in Paris March 11, 2009.Read more...
Afghan Cricketers Brave Pakistan - BBC 03/11/2009
When the Sri Lankan cricket team were attacked in Lahore recently few thought any international side would be visiting for many years. The Afghan national side seem to be made of sterner stuff.Read more...
ICC applauds Afghanistan's World Cup push - AFP 02/02/2009
International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat Sunday applauded Afghanistan's extraordinary effort in reaching the final stage of qualifying for the 2011 World Cup.Read more...
Cricket - Afghan team return home to euphoric crowd - 03 Jan 2009 by Jonathon Burch
Afghanistan's national cricket team arrived home on Tuesday to a modest but ecstatic crowd after reaching the final stage of the 2011 World Cup qualifiers.Read more...
Members of the Afghan cricket team hold a trophy upon their arrival in Kabul February 3, 2009. Afghanistan's national cricket team arrived home on Tuesday to a modest but ecstatic crowd after reaching the final stage of the 2011 World Cup qualifiers.
REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN)
Cabinet 'ignores' Afghan cricket - By Bilal Sarwary
The Afghan cricket team says it is disappointed not to have got morer ecognition after progressing to the final stages of the 2011 World Cup.Read more...
Afghan Cricket team battles to become World class - December 28th, 2008
Afghanistan has only one proper cricket ground and its national squad earns only £12 a month, but next month the war-ravaged country will move a step closer to qualifying for the Cricket World Cup. Read more...
Afghans win Homeless World Cup - December 7th, 2008
In front of 5,000 screaming fans in Australia today, Afghanistan won the Homeless World Cup by outscoring Russia in the final game with a score of 5-4. The Homeless World Cup, a brainchild of Scottish entrepreneur Mel Young, is an annual, international football (soccer) tournament. Currently it is in its sixth year. Some 500 players representing 56 nations participated this year. According to the tournament's official website, the goal of the tournament is to unite "teams of people who are homeless and excluded to take a once in a lifetime opportunity to represent their country and change their lives forever." For more on the rules, and history, check out: http://www3.homelessworldcup.org/
Afghans another step closer to the 2011 Cricket World Cup -
October 25th, 2008
Afghanistan defeated Hong Kong today and got their fifth consecutive win in the World Cricket League Division Four games. Hong Kong is now 4 and 1. The top two finishers of this division will move on to a six-team World Cricket League Division 3 in Argentina in January 2009. After that, the top two teams will join 10 more countries in the United Arab Emirates to play off for four berths in the 2011 World Cup. The World Cup will be jointly hosted by Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka. Allah Daad Noori, Afghanistan's Cricket Federation President has been very supportive of the team. After their win over Fiji on October 5th, he called the team to congratulate them and give each player $200 US.
Afghan Paralympics team off to Beijing
-August 31, 2008
Afghanistan's five member Paralympics delegation left for China today in order to participate in the 2008 Beijing Paralympics games. The Paralympics are elite sport events for athletes from six different disability groups. The Paralympics are usually held after the Olympics and so this year, it will be from September 6th to September 15th. The Paralympic Games are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). The official sponsor of this year's Afghan Paralympics delegation is the Alokozay Foundation.
ASF Partners up with National Taekwondo Federation of Afghanistan (NTFA) In preparation of the upcoming 2008 Beijing Olympics, NTFA holds its training camp in Korea. Read more...
Women boxers challenge Afghan culture By Nick Meo
Kabul - Concord resident Tareq Shawl Azim says he always knew he would one day return to his parents' country to make it a better place. Read more...
Afghanistan's football goals By Chris Wang in Colombo Portugal's soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo (R), humanitarian ambassador for UEFA and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and Mohammed Kabir, an Afghan landmine victim, pose with ... Read more
Afghanistan's football goals By Chris Wang in Colombo Harez Habib, Afghanistan midfielder, scored both his team's goals in their 2-2 draw with co-hosts Sri Lanka at the 2008 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship in Colombo. Read more...
Brave Jersey cannot halt Afghans BBC News Afghanistan won the ICC World Cricket League Division Five final in Jersey - but only after a gallant brave rearguard action from the hosts. Read more...
Afghanistan's cricketers closer to World Cup qualification after Jersey win Their national team is a champion. The World Cricket League Division 5 won't have registered with fans of the powerhouse Test-playing nations, but to Afghanis the trophy captured on Saturday clears one hurdle on the road to the 2011 World Cup Read more...
Afghan Soccer League (ASL) Spring 2009 Season
Kabul - Inside a small, dark and sweaty movie theatre in the heart of the Afghan capital, a packed audience of men chant and whistle as bronzed and muscular figures flex their biceps in the hope of being crowned Mr. Afghanistan. 
Afghan girls take part in a skateboarding event
In front of 5,000 screaming fans in Australia today, Afghanistan won the Homeless World Cup by outscoring Russia in the final game with a score of 5-4. The Homeless World Cup, a brainchild of Scottish entrepreneur Mel Young, is an annual, international football (soccer) tournament. Currently it is in its sixth year. Some 500 players representing 56 nations participated this year. According to the tournament's official website, the goal of the tournament is to unite "teams of people who are homeless and excluded to take a once in a lifetime opportunity to represent their country and change their lives forever." For more on the rules, and history, check out: 
Afghanistan defeated Hong Kong today and got their fifth consecutive win in the World Cricket League Division Four games. Hong Kong is now 4 and 1. The top two finishers of this division will move on to a six-team World Cricket League Division 3 in Argentina in January 2009. After that, the top two teams will join 10 more countries in the United Arab Emirates to play off for four berths in the 2011 World Cup. The World Cup will be jointly hosted by Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka. Allah Daad Noori, Afghanistan's Cricket Federation President has been very supportive of the team. After their win over Fiji on October 5th, he called the team to congratulate them and give each player $200 US.
