Kafanov left Rubin, Khujand in Ashgabat, Amanov in the Champions League and other football news
Coaching tandem Berdyev - Kafanov, formed in the late 90s in the "golden" "Nisa" collapsed. The former goalkeeper of the national team of Turkmenistan and the “right hand” of Kurban Berdiyev left Rubin. This was announced by the official website of Kazan.
The Rubin goalkeeper coach commented on this decision like this: “Our paths with Kurban Bekievich and I have diverged several times: two times when I was a player and two times when I was a coach. And here came this moment again. It was very difficult to make this important decision for me, but so were the circumstances...”
Berdyev and Kafanov met for the first time in Kolkhozchi Ashgabat, Vitaly was just starting, and Kurban was already a key player on the team, Berdyev is known to actively keep a diary, where he recorded everything he saw, and Kafanov looked at his notebooks when they were settled in one number.
Kurban Bekievich commented the news about the resignation of a close friend and reliable partner as follows: “Kafanov is like a younger brother to me. I do not see him as a colleague, because we have known each other for so long. I even remember how he played with Valery Nepomnyashchy at the gate. For all these years there is only a feeling of gratitude for his work. No need to talk a lot, just look at the list of top-notch goalkeepers that he raised. I am sure that we will work more than one year together...”
Legendary goalkeeping coach of Rubin Vitaly Kafanov has already said goodbye to the team before the evening practice, thanked the management, the coaching staff and wished success in the upcoming matches.
Since 2003, Vitaly Kafanov has played 524 matches as Rubin goalkeeper coach.
The captain of the national team of Turkmenistan Arslanmurad Amanov, who, after passing through the Asia Cup 2019 to Tashkent Lokomotiv, made his debut as part of his new team in the AFC Champions League.
The “railroad workers” accepted the Al Wahda team from the United Arab Emirates, a 28-year-old midfielder from Turkmenistan appeared on the field on the 79th minute and helped Loko put the squeeze on the opponent. The meeting ended with the victory of the Uzbeks with a score of 2:0 and brought 3 points to Lokomotiv in the first round of the Asian Champions League.
Ahal's rival finally arrived in Ashgabat in the playoffs of the AFC-2019 Cup - Khujand. The club arrived in the capital of Turkmenistan with an 11-hour delay due to bad weather in Almaty.
The delay in time did not affect the mood of the Tajik footballers; they settled in the luxurious Yildyz Hotel, in the evening, they conducted a pre-match training session on the small arena of the Ashgabat stadium and are ready to play the first playoff match of the AFC Cup with Ahal on 6th of March.
The champion of Kyrgyzstan “Dordoy”, in which the specialist from Turkmenistan Dovletmurat Annayev passes the internship, has signed the forward of the national team of Turkmenistan Vakhit Orazsahedov, who defended the colors of “Altyn Asyr” last season.
Orazsahedov may meet again with his Ashgabat partners already this spring, on April 3rd, in the group stage of the AFC Cup 2019, where Altyn Asyr will play against Dordoy.
