Afghanistan Celebrates Historic U-17 Asian Futsal Championship Victory

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Joy and celebrations spread across Afghanistan on Thursday evening after the nation’s under-17 futsal team made history by winning the 2025 Asian Youth Futsal Championship in Bahrain.

The team clinched its first-ever Asian-level youth futsal gold, defeating Iran 2–1 in a closely contested final to cap an unbeaten run that included a dominant 9–1 semifinal win over Thailand.

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