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The Afghanistan national under-23 football team also known as (Olympic Team or Afghanistan U-23) represents Afghanistan[1] in international football competition in under-23 international football tournaments and Asian Games.[2]

Afghanistan Under-23

Nickname(s)	خراسان (The lions of Afghanistan) Team Mili
Association	Afghanistan Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Hossein Saleh
Captain	Sayed Mohammad Hashemi
Home stadium	Ghazi Stadium
FIFA code	AFG
First colours Second colours Third colours
South Asian Games
Appearances	1 (first in 2010)
Best result	Runner-up (2010)

History

Football is one of the most popular sports in the country. At present, Afghanistan has a low level of participation in football due to lack of funds and security problems inside the country. The team won Silver in 2010 South Asian Games, the first time Afghanistan reached the final of the tournaments. Balal Arezou of Afghanistan was named one of the most valuable player of the tournament.

Results and fixtures

The following are Afghanistan's results and fixtures as of 25 March 2015

Date	Opponent	Result	Score*	Venue	Competition
23 March 2015	Palestine[3]	0–2		Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	AFC U-23 Qualifications
25 March 2015	Nepal[4]	2–0	Sharif 76', Hashemi 90+1' (pen.)	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	AFC U-23 Qualifications
27 March 2015	Saudi Arabia[5]	0–0		Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	AFC U-23 Qualifications
29 March 2015	Iran[6]	0–6		Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	AFC U-23 Qualifications
25 December 2018	Pakistan	1–1		Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Friendly

* Afghanistan score always listed first

  Win   Draw   Loss

Records

Summer Olympic Games

Young teams were favoured by FIFA and the IOC, and since 1992, male competitors must be under 23 years old, with three over-23 players allowed per squad.

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