Nigeria star Odion Ighalo scored four goals as title holders Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia blitzed Qatar's Al Duhail 7-0 on Sunday to reach the AFC Champions League final. Former Manchester United and Watford striker Ighalo scored his first goal inside 90 seconds to set Al Hilal on the way to the final against Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds where they will seek a record-extending fifth trophy. Mali attacker Moussa Merega also scored two as Al Duhail coach, former Argentina star Hernan Crespo, was
The AFC has named the centralized venues for Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and the AFC Asian Cup China 2023, contested from May 31 to June 15, 2021. The AFC announced on its website that FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar will host Group E opponents Oman, Afghanistan, India, and Bangladesh, with Japan hosting matches in Group F, including Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Myanmar, and Mongolia. Group A, which includes leaders Syria, the Philippines, the Maldives, and Guam, will be hosted
The Premier League fixture between Man City and Arsenal has been postponed as a precautionary measure due to the coronavirus outbreak - with several Arsenal players required to go into self-isolation. Thirteen days ago, Olympiacos played Arsenal at Emirates Stadium in the UEFA Europa League and Mr Evangelos Marinakis, the Greek club's owner, who has been tested positive for COVID-19 met with several Arsenal squad members and staff. Man City vs Arsenal is the first Premier League game to have been postponed as a
FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have agreed to postpone the Asian World Cup qualifying matches in March and June due to the coronavirus outbreak, the world soccer body announced. “Following consultation with Asia’s member associations, FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have agreed to postpone the upcoming Asian qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022,” FIFA said in a statement. China’s matches against Maldives at home and Guam away were already moved to Buriram, Thailand and were set to
In a meeting held on Wednesday night by the Women's Football Committee in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, India are being seen as potential hosts for the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022. India hosted the U17 FIFA World Cup last year and also will be hosting the FIFA Women's Under-17 World Cup later this year. India won the bidding rights to host the event among three nations which included Chinese Taipei and Uzbekistan and India themselves. Also Read: FIFA WC 2022: Doha to Host Preparation