Nickname(s) | Lions of Khurasan (شیران خراسان) |
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Association | Afghanistan Football Federation |
Confederation | AFC |
Head coach | Rohullah Rastagar |
Captain | Zainuddin Sharifi |
Most caps | Samiullah Mohammadi (13) |
Top scorer | Samiullah Mohammadi (15) |
FIFA code | AFG |
BSWW ranking | 78 3 (8 April 2024)[1] |
First international | |
Afghanistan 4–6 China (Haiyang; 16 June 2012) | |
Biggest win | |
Afghanistan 9–4 Uzbekistan (Danang; 29 September 2016) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Afghanistan 0–11 Japan (Danang; 25 September 2016) | |
World Cup | |
Appearances | 0 (first in –) |
Best result | ' Became 4th at the AFC Beach Soccer Championship |
AFC Beach Soccer Championship | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 2013) |
Best result | Became 4th at the AFC Beach Soccer Championship (2016) |
The Afghanistan national beach soccer team (Dari: تیم ملی فوتبال ساحلی افغانستان) represents Afghanistan in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the AFF, the governing body for football in Afghanistan.