Sport

13.02.2026

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Mergen Orazov: “‘Arkadag’ has not lost its chance to reach the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League Two”

The players of “Arkadag” have not yet lost their chance to advance to the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League Two — the second-tier club tournament in Asia.

13.02.2026

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Turkmen tennis players achieved double gold at the West and Central Asian championships

Turkmen tennis players achieved double gold at the first tournament of the West and Central Asian junior tennis championships for women under 14, which concluded in the capital of Bahrain, Manama.

12.02.2026

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Jorge Jesus: “Turkmenistan is a wonderful country and the stadium here is magnificent”

“Turkmenistan is a wonderful country and the stadium here is magnificent,” said Jorge Jesus, head coach of Saudi club “Al-Nassr”, at the post-match press conference as he summed up the first leg of the AFC Champions League Two Round of 16 against Turkmenistan’s “Arkadag”.

11.02.2026

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Match between «Arkadag» and «Al-Nassr» football teams

Today, the Olympic stadium, which is located in the capital Olympic village and is the largest one in Central Asia, hosted the meeting within the 1/8 final of the Second League of Champions of the Asian Football Confederation - match between «Arkadag» (Turkmenistan) and «Al-Nassr» (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) football teams.

11.02.2026

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«Al-Nassr» will play against Turkmen footballers for the third time in Asian tournaments

The first match of the 1/8 finals of the AFC-2 Champions League, which is to be held in Ashgabat, will be the third in history of meetings between «Al-Nassr» of Saudi Arabia and Turkmen clubs.

11.02.2026

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Mergen Orazov: “Turkmen football deserves to be at a high level”

Ahead of the start of the AFC Champions League Two playoff stage—the second-tier club tournament in Asia—some changes took place in “Arkadag’s” coaching staff.

11.02.2026

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«Al-Nassr» arrived in Ashgabat without its star players

Saudi Arabia's «Al-Nassr» arrived in Ashgabat from Riyadh without its star players − Cristiano Ronaldo, João Félix, Sadio Mané, Kingsley Coman, Iñigo Martínez and Marcelo Brozovic for the first match of the AFC Champions League 1/8 finals against Turkmenistan's «Arkadag».

10.02.2026

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Robert Frantsev: FC «Arkadag» is a flagship project that is driving forward all Turkmen sports

A large-scale press conference entitled «Arkadag» Football team – the pride and future of Turkmen football» was held in Ashgabat. Robert Frantsev, head of the Central Asian Bureau of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (ASTRBC), shared his perspective on the phenomenon of young club with a «GA» correspondent during the media forum.

10.02.2026

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Natalia Donetsk: The whole country stands behind the «Arkadag» team

In Ashgabat, as part of an international media forum, Natalia Donetsk, a correspondent for the International Sports Press Association (AIPS), shared her views on the development of Turkmen football with the «GA» editorial team.