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ASF Players Called Up For Afghanistan's National Football Team
Canadian Afghan Sports Association(CASA) held their 7th Annual Afghan Indoor Soccer and Basketball Tournament in Toronto, Canada on December 28th & 29th, 2013.
Humbled By Her Teammate's Courage
Hailai Arghandiwal, No. 8, has lived all her life in California but played in two international tournaments with the Afghan team, an opportunity born of her dual citizenship. She grew up in the sunshine state, played soccer year-round on fields that don't turn brown in winter. She's never lacked for a new pair of cleats, a place to play, or a ride to practice or a game when she needed it. She serves in her high school leadership class as the commissioner of special events, takes Advanced Placement courses and is preparing to go off to college.
AAFC Crowned ASF's
Fall Soccer Season Champions
ASF’s fall Soccer season came to an exciting conclusion with AAFC defeating Pamir FC by a score of 9 to 4 to be crowned ASF’s fall Soccer season Champions.
A Token of Appreciation
The Afghan Sports Federation's leadership has presented an official plaque of appreciation to Mr. Omar Panjshiri and the Chantilly Repair Center's crew for their contribution and volunteer work for the past years in making the ASF "Afghan Cup" annual events a success.
In accordance to ASF policy of acknowledging outstanding volunteer work for the Afghan-American community's benefit, these awards are offered as tokens of gratitude on behalf of the Afghan Sports Federation.
ASF's Select FC are Crowned afsnewO Cup 2013 Champions
ASF Select FC triumphant 3 - 1 win over Itifaq FC of Cali earned them afsnewO Cup 2013 Championship title. They have played 5 fantastic games achieving outstanding results. ASF select tied 1-1 against Itifaq FC of Cali whom they faced again and defeated in the Championship match 3 -1. They cruised through preliminary round defeating their other opponents including Pamir NJ 2 -0 in the semi finals. ASF Select FC is comprised of talented Afghan Soccer players from ASF’s Soccer league. The team is managed by Ismat Abbasi and coached by Zia Panjshiri during the ASFO Cup 2013 in Southern California. ASF extends their warm congrats for much deserved success of ASF Select FC and wish them best of luck in their future endeavors. Results
The Afghan Sports Federation (ASF) 16th annual cultural and sporting event "Afghan Cup 2013" came to a conclusion on Sunday, July 7th at John Champe High School in Loudon County, Virginia.
A pre-tournament dinner event for team representatives, media representatives, community leaders, friends of Afghanistan from various public and private organizations, and ASF administrators and volunteers was held at Dunya Banquet Hall, courtesy of Hashem Abbasi. The event was organized by ASF’s Events Coordinator, Hassina G. Ansary, on July 3rd, the evening before the start of the games.
Thousands of Afghans from all over the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Afghanistan participated in the 4-day festival that featured sporting events with Afghan male and female athletes, as well as cultural activities. Sports included girls exhibition soccer, men’s soccer, youth soccer, men’s basketball, youth basketball, and, for the first time in its 16-year history, men’s over-30 soccer and tennis were included in the featured sports at Afghan Cup 2013.
Soccer Champions
The Afghan Sports Federation's upcoming 16th Annual Afghan Cup 2013 tournament will be held on July 4-7, 2013 in the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area. The “Afghan Cup” is the largest sporting and cultural event in the United States held by ASF each year. At this unique event, soccer, basketball and youth teams will compete in a four-day tournament. Preliminary soccer games begins on July 4 - 6 at Howison Homestead Park in woodbridge, VA. The last day Championships including live performances by Mustafa Jalali, Timor Jalali, and special appearance by Laili will be held at the John Champe High School in Aldie, VA. We look forward to seeing you all there.
