DUSHANBE, 24.11.2018. /NIAT “Khovar”/. The women’s national football team of Tajikistan started the Tashkent CAFA Women’s Championship 2018 with a victory over Kyrgyzstan (1:0), the press center of the Tajikistan Football Federation reports.

According to the source, the CAFA Women’s Championship 2018 tournament kicked off yesterday, November 23 in Tashkent with the participation of the women’s national teams of the Central Asian Football Association.

Tajik girls beat their Kyrgyz peers with a score of 1:0 in the debut match. The captain of Tajikistan team Madina Fozilova, who scored a direct free-kick in 90 (+3) minutes, became the author of the only and winning goal.

In the second round on Sunday, November 25, the national team of Tajikistan will play with the tournament host — the national team of Uzbekistan, which defeated the football players of Afghanistan — 20:0.

We will recall that the CAFA Women’s Championship 2018 is being held in Tashkent under the auspices of the Central Asian Football Association. Five women’s national teams — Tajikistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghanistan compete for medals.

According to the regulations, the CAFA Women’s Championship 2018 will be held in a one-round circle. The winner will be determined by the highest score.