Injured Afghan Football Players To Miss Match Against Palestine

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Five Afghan football players, including the team’s captain Islamuddin Amiri, who were injured in a car accident on Saturday, will not play in the next game against the Palestinians on Tuesday.

TOLOnews reporter Mir Sayed Siddiqi, who is accompanying the team, said Islamuddin Amiri, Faisal Sakhizada, Mustafa Azadzoi, Belal Arzoo and Arash Hatifi are they players who would miss the Tuesday match.

Mustafa Azadzoi who is hurt in the back is taken to a hospital in Male city for further treatment.

Afghanistan National Football Team players’ bus ran into a leading vehicle as it made a surprise stop. The incident occurred as the team was returning from their game against Laos to their hotel.

The motorcycle, accompanying the two buses carrying the players, slipped resulting in one bus hitting a vehicle and the other bus hit the first bus. None of the buses flipped.

Team Capitan Islamuddin Amiri’s leg has been slightly injured, Faisal Sakhi Zada, Mustafa Azadzoy and Ali Kazami the Afghan Football Federation (AFF) press officer are the injured players .

Yousuf Kargar, Afghanistan’s National Football Team’s head coach, is reported to be injured as well.

The incident occurred in the final group game of the Asian Challenge Cup on Saturday, when Afghanistan tied Laos in a goalless, but not uneventful match.

According to the Maldives officials 10 others were also injured in the accident on Saturday evening.

Maldivian football official Mohamed Nasir said he was deeply saddened by the accident.

“Accidents happen. We took all the precautions, security was in place. Police are investigating how a motorcade with sirens met with such an accident,” he told Minivan news.

Afghanistan now moves into second place in group two after winning against Turkmenistan, and tying both the Philippines and Laos.

Afghanistan will play against Palestine and Phillipines will play against Maldives in the semi-finals of the tournament.

The champion of the Challenge Cup will make its way to the Asian Nations Cup being hosted by Australia in 2015.

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