Iran Edges Afghanistan in U-15 Football Exchange Program
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran defeated Afghanistan 1-0 in the "Sport for Tomorrow Japan-Central Asia (U-15) Football Exchange Program” on Wednesday.
Erfan Sadeghi scored the only goal of the match in the 47th minute.
Iran U-15 football team has been drawn in Group B along with Uzbekistan, Kyoto Sanga FC, Afghanistan and Japan.
Group A consists of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, FC Tokyo, Turkmenistan and JFA Academy Fukushima.
“Sport for Tomorrow” is an international sports contribution program that the Japanese government runs between 2014 and 2020. It is subjected for over 100 nations and 10 million people. Its main purposes are to convey the value of sports and expand the Olympic/Paralympic movement to all the generations.