The Afghan National Football Team started training in Kabul for the AFC Challenge Cup 2014, which will begin in the Maldives on May 19.
The Afghan National Football team coach Yousef Kargar has called 22 players for the training, with no more than 16 expected to travel for the tournament.
"The players from the Afghan Primer League have been called for a two week training in Kabul," Kargar said Monday. "After that we will select the top 16 players for the completion of training in Qatar."
Coming off of a banner year for Afghan football in which the country's first international football title was claimed, the players seemed particularly excited for the next tournament.
"We welcome the Kabul training and we hope to be ready for the Asian competition," said Mujtaba Faiz, a National Football Team player.
The draw for the AFC Challenge Cup 2014 will take place on Wednesday, February 12 at the Paradise Island Resort in the Maldives.
Joining the tournament hosts in next month's draw are two-time runners-up Turkmenistan, 2013 SAFF champions Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Palestine, the Philippines and Laos.
The eight-team competition will be held in the Maldives from May 19 to 30 with the winners of the fifth edition of the tournament for emerging nations also earning a berth at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.
The Afghan National Football team coach Yousef Kargar has called 22 players for the training, with no more than 16 expected to travel for the tournament.
"The players from the Afghan Primer League have been called for a two week training in Kabul," Kargar said Monday. "After that we will select the top 16 players for the completion of training in Qatar."
Coming off of a banner year for Afghan football in which the country's first international football title was claimed, the players seemed particularly excited for the next tournament.
"We welcome the Kabul training and we hope to be ready for the Asian competition," said Mujtaba Faiz, a National Football Team player.
The draw for the AFC Challenge Cup 2014 will take place on Wednesday, February 12 at the Paradise Island Resort in the Maldives.
Joining the tournament hosts in next month's draw are two-time runners-up Turkmenistan, 2013 SAFF champions Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Palestine, the Philippines and Laos.
The eight-team competition will be held in the Maldives from May 19 to 30 with the winners of the fifth edition of the tournament for emerging nations also earning a berth at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.
Source : Afghan Voice Agency (AVA), Kabul
