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Suhrob Kholbekov

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Matchday One #ACL2020: The Week In Numbers

The 2020 AFC Champions League got off to a flying start last week with 24 teams in action across Asia as the Continent's biggest club competition kicked off its 18th edition.

The 24 best Uzbek male boxers train in Yangiabad before their final camp in Amman

Uzbekistan has got plenty of high hopes in the upcoming Asian & Oceanian Olympic Qualification Event which is scheduled to be held in Amman, Jordan on March 3-11. The Uzbek boxing team has been preparing full speed in Yangiabad near to Tashkent in the mountains before their final camp in Amman.

Five new signings set to light up #ACL2020 - Azizjon Ganiev

Teams across the Continent have been busy bolstering their squads with top talent, domestic and international, as they gear up for another challenge in Asia’s top club competition.

ACL2020 Matchday One: Group B Preview

Seventy-eight days after Al Hilal SFC defeated Urawa Red Diamonds in Saitama to lift the 2019 AFC Champions League trophy, the latest edition of the competition gets underway with four clashes across Groups A and B on Monday.

10 Candidates for #ACL2020 Top Scorer

As the 32 sides get set to battle it out for the title of Asia's club kings from February 10, goals will be the most valuable currency. The-AFC.com looks at 10 target men who will have eyes on becoming the 2020 AFC Champions League's most prolific.

8 Young Stars Set To Shine at #ACL2020

With the group stage of the 2020 AFC Champions League kicking off on Monday, the-AFC.com has selected eight young stars to look out for in the coming weeks and months.

The Asian Game: What does the future hold for Uzbekistan after another failure?

Saturday’s defeat to Australia brought to a close Uzbekistan’s dream of qualifying for the Olympics for a first time since independence.

Uzbekistan and Iran close in on regional title

Uzbekistan remain in touch

Central Asian futsal talent on show in Dushanbe

Teams representing all six Central Asian Football Association member nations have converged on Tajikistan’s capital for the inaugural CAFA U-19 Girl's Futsal Championship, which begins on Friday.

Abdurasulov, Bobojonov, Narziyev and Rikhsiboyev started the year with success at the Uzbekistan International Junior Tournament

Among Uzbekistan’s last year’s schoolboy heroes, Khumoyunmirzo Abdurasulov, Boburbek Bobojonov, Jakhongir Narziyev and Khusan Rikhsiboyev won their first international junior event.

AFC U23 Championship: Know Your Teams (Group C)

With the defending champions and three of the continent’s footballing heavyweights all present, Group C looks set to produce some AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020’s must-see matches.

Preview. Young White Wolves to struggle for defending their title in Thailand

The young White Wolf, a solid pair of hands, and two players with European experience looking to finally fulfill their potential, are the ones to keep an eye on in Group C of the AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020.

Host cities for AFC Asian Cup China 2023 confirmed

The 10 host cities for the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 have today been announced by the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The cities include the People’s Republic of China capital, Beijing as well as Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing, Chengdu, Xi'an, Dalian, Qingdao, Xiamen and Suzhou.

2018 Flashback: Stars emerge as Uzbeks triumph

The AFC U23 Championship headed east for the first time in early 2018 as China’s Jiangsu province hosted the third edition of the Continental showpiece and a tournament that saw the emergence of stars that would shine on Asia's biggest stage a year later. 

VAR set for historic full debut at Thailand 2020

Asian football will reach another historic milestone with the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system making its full tournament debut at the upcoming AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Stadium ready for Games

Eight months ahead of the Games’ return to Tokyo, the Olympic Stadium’s completion was recognised on Sunday, 15 December, in a ceremony attended by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, and architect Kengo Kuma; the venue also played host to a media tour.

Ljubinko Drulovic sets champions Uzbekistan dual target

Uzbekistan’s U23 head coach Ljubinko Drulovic has set his sights on securing back-to-back titles as the Central Asian side look to not only defend the title they won in China in 2018 but secure a place at the Olympic Games for the first time in the country’s history.

In Focus: When the White Wolves ruled

So often the nearly men of Asian football, having narrowly missed out on a place at the FIFA World Cup on several occasions, Uzbekistan enjoyed one of their finest footballing moments at the AFC U23 Championship China 2018. 

Memorable Matches from the AFC U23 Championship: Vietnam 1-2 Uzbekistan

With just 30 days to go until the AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 kicks off, we reflect on some stand-out matches from the previous editions of the tournament and anticipate more exciting action to come in the next chapter in January.

AFC Annual Awards Hong Kong 2019 nominees revealed

But, no nominees from Central Asian countries