Iran U19 runners-up at CAFA Junior Championship
Tehran Times – DUSHANBE, Iran’s women’s U19 football team finished in second place at the CAFA Junior Championship on Thursday.
Iran defeated Kyrgyzstan 4-1 in the final match in Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan.
Uzbekistan defeated Tajikistan 7-1 and won the title due to superior goal difference.
Iran beat Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan in the tournament and shared the spoils with Uzbekistan
A total of five nations namely, Tajikistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan took part in a round-robin tournament
The CAFA Junior Championship is an international football competition in Central Asia for the member nations of the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA).