Afghanistan vs Palestine

On August 19.2018 Afghanistan will celebrate their 99th independence day. To mark this day Afghanistan Football Federation has organized a friendly game between Afghanistan and Palestine. The game will be held in Afghanistan football federation stadium in Kabul.

This is first international game Afghanistan is set to host in their home ground since 2013 when they hosted Pakistan. That match against Pakistan was an unofficial game. This game is also falls on a non FIFA day and is an unofficial international game. But officials from AFF have told Shahin Sports that this match is a good chance for Afghanistan to prove it can host football events, an official said, adding that it will encourage FIFA – Fédération Internationale de Football Association – to remove Afghanistan from the list of the countries which cannot host matches.

Due to in security concerns Afghanistan have been hosting their home games in neighbouring countries. Hosting matches at home is very important in football. Playing in front of thousands of home fans gives the home team an advantage int he game.

Afghanistan’s next match is on October 16 2018 against Myanmar. The location for this game is yet to be announced.