Afghanistan’s national futsal team has been placed in the same group as Myanmar and the Maldives for the qualifying stage of the 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.

The draw ceremony took place today (Thursday) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, involving 31 participating teams. Afghanistan was drawn into Group H alongside Myanmar and the Maldives.

The qualifiers will begin in September this year, with Myanmar hosting the Group H matches.

Mustafa Hashemi, spokesperson for the Afghanistan Football Federation, told TOLOnews that the national futsal team is facing relatively less competitive opponents in this round and is expected to perform well in the group.

Last year, Afghanistan’s futsal team participated in the AFC Futsal Asian Cup but was eliminated in the knockout stage by Tajikistan.

It’s also worth noting that last year marked Afghanistan’s debut appearance in the Futsal World Cup, hosted in Uzbekistan.