Under-16 Football Team Beats Afghanistan

Iran’s young footballers powered its way into the AFC U-16 Championship 2018 Malaysia after a 2-1 victory over Afghanistan in a Group C match at Tehran’s Enghelab Stadium on Friday.

This win means Iran, with nine points, is assured of top spot irrespective of what happens in its final match against Kyrgyzstan on Sunday as only Afghanistan can achieve nine points, the-afc.com wrote. The 2018 AFC U-16 Championship will be hosted by Malaysia September 20-October 7, 2018.  A total of 16 teams will compete in the tournament.