12.02.2026

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“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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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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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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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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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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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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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.

09.02.2026

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Today, the capital city hosted the press conference "Arkadag” football team- the pride and future of Turkmen football».

08.02.2026

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Students from the young Olympians training School of the capital approached Hero-Arkadag with a request to visit the Olympic village, which occupies a special place in the architectural landscape of white-marble Ashgabat, and to become familiar with its capabilities. Hero-Arkadag fulfilled request of the children, and now the young athletes, whose main principle is to make a worthy contribution to the future development of national sports, have visited the Olympic village.

08.02.2026

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Turkmen freestyle wrestlers won five medals of various distinctions at the international RWL-VI Riada Wrestling Liga junior tournament (U 20), held in Grozny.