Iran’s Fixture at 2024 CAFA U-20 Championship Released
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran will face Turkmenistan in the opening match of the 2024 CAFA U-20 Championship.
The match is scheduled for July 7. The Persians will meet Uzbekistan two days later in Group B.
Group A consists of Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan.
The 2024 CAFA U-20 Championship is the upcoming 2nd edition of the Championship, the international youth football championship organized by the Central Asian Football Association for the men's under-20 national teams of Central Asia.
A total of six teams will play in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2004 eligible to participate. It will be the first CAFA tournament to implement video assistant referees (VAR).
Uzbekistan is the defending champion, winning the title in the inaugural edition.
The final match will be held on July 12.
“The competition is a good opportunity for us to prepare for the 2025 AFC U20 Asian Cup 2025 Qualifiers, where we have been drawn along with Mongolia, India and Laos,” Iran head coach Hossein Abdi said.
“We are ready to participate in the tournament and I think CAFA is a good competition for all the participants to challenge themselves,” he added.
The competition will be held in Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyzstan.