Afghanistan’s national futsal team reached the final of the six-nation tournament in Brazil after defeating Cape Verde 4-2 in the semi-final.

Hamid Reza Hosseini scored twice to play a key role in Afghanistan’s victory, while Seyed Hossein Mousavi and Omid Qanbari scored one goal each.

Afghanistan had earlier drawn 0-0 with Japan and defeated Peru 3-0 in the group stage.

Afghanistan will face host nation Brazil in the final at 8:30 p.m. Afghanistan time on Sunday.

Abu Muslim Farah began the second half of the sixth season of Afghanistan Champions League Roshan with a 3-1 victory over Sarsabz Yashlar at the Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium on Friday.

Samiullah Naderi opened the scoring for Abu Muslim Farah in the second minute, but Sayed Amir equalized for Sarsabz Yashlar in the seventh minute to make it 1-1 at half-time.

Hamed Amiri restored Abu Muslim Farah’s lead in the 71st minute before scoring again in the 80th minute to secure a 3-1 victory for his team.

Abu Muslim Farah committed 13 fouls and received two yellow cards, while Sarsabz Yashlar committed 14 fouls and received two yellow cards and one red card.

Hamed Amiri was also named the player of the match.

Abu Muslim Farah will face Istiqlal Kabul on October 22, while Sarsabz Yashlar will take on Omar Zawak on October 20.

The second half of the sixth season of Afghanistan Champions League Roshan is being broadcast live on Ariana Television.

Afghanistan national futsal team head coach Dejan Dedovic says his players will do their best to achieve positive results and present a strong image of Afghanistan at the six-nation Futsal Nations Cup in Brazil.

Speaking about the team’s preparations for the tournament, Dedovic expressed hope for good results and future achievements.

“We will try to do our best, achieve good resultsm” Dedovic said.

He added that the tournament marks the first step towards the team’s new achievements and goals on the road to the Futsal World Cup.

The six-nation tournament is being held from October 14 to 18 in São José dos Pinhais, in Brazil’s Paraná state.

Afghanistan, Japan, Peru, Brazil, Indonesia and Cabo Verde are competing in the event.

Afghanistan have been drawn in Group B alongside Japan and Peru. The Afghan side will face Japan on Thursday, October 15, before taking on Peru on Friday, October 16.