Turkmen "Merv" played the first match in the framework of the AFC Cup, the second most important club tournament in Asia. The rival of the team from Mary was Tajik "Ravshan".

The match of the 1st round of the group stage of the second most important Asian club tournament of the AFC Cup 2023/24 in the Central zone took place in Bishkek, in which the football clubs “Altyn Asyr” (Turkmenistan) and “Abdysh-Ata” (Kyrgyzstan) played. The home team won a landslide victory with a score of 3:0

A good chess tradition was born not so long ago in Dashoguz. Residents and guests of the city, who are not indifferent to the wise game of kings, gather once a month at the Novruz cafe to participate in a chess tournament.

The Asian Grappling Championship — AIGA ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2023 has ended in Tashkent. 1200 athletes from 11 Asian countries took part in the tournament. Turkmen grapplers under the leadership of Dovletmyrat Kasimov and Ismail Kakovov showed a decent result and won four medals. Of them: one gold, one silver and two bronze.

Turkmenistan's championship among adults and the country's tennis championship among juniors under 14 and 18 years old have ended in Ashgabat. During the week, 273 athletes from different regions of the country competed for awards on the courts of the capital's tennis center.

Turkmen kickboxers won 15 medals - six gold, two silver and seven bronze - at the international youth tournament that ended in Uzbekistan.

On Monday, September 18, a press conference was held in Ashgabat on the eve of the match of the first round of the AFC Champions League group stage between the football clubs "Ahal" (Turkmenistan) and "Al-Faiha" (Saudi Arabia). Coach Velsahed Ovezov and captain of "Ahal" Elman Tagaev spoke at the meeting with journalists.

On Monday, September 18, a press conference was held in Ashgabat on the eve of the match of the first round of the AFC Champions League group stage between the football clubs "Ahal" (Turkmenistan) and "Al-Faiha" (Saudi Arabia). The meeting with journalists was attended by the head coaches and captains of both teams, as well as representatives of the organizing committee of the tournament.

Sets of uniforms have become known, in which tomorrow, September 19, Turkmen "Ahal" - Saudi "Al-Faiha" will play against each other in the first round of the AFC Champions League.

The rival of the Turkmen “Ahal” in group “A” in the AFC Champions League “Al-Feikha” (Saudi Arabia) arrived in Turkmenistan. The team has already held its first training session in the capital.