The football players of the national team of Turkmenistan defeated 3-1 the team of the Maldives in the final of the AFK-2012 Challenge Cup in the capital of Nepal - Katmandu. Turkmenistan and its rivals – the Maldives, Palestine and Nepal form Group A.
Eight teams divided into two groups compete for the second important continental trophy. The winners will represent their country in the final of the 2015 Asia Cup in Australia.
Turkmenistan will play the next match versus Palestine.
The AFC Challenge Cup is held since 2006. During the last tournament in Sri Lanka in 2010, the national team of Turkmenistan reached the final but lost to the team of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in a series of penalty.
Eight teams divided into two groups compete for the second important continental trophy. The winners will represent their country in the final of the 2015 Asia Cup in Australia.
Turkmenistan will play the next match versus Palestine.
The AFC Challenge Cup is held since 2006. During the last tournament in Sri Lanka in 2010, the national team of Turkmenistan reached the final but lost to the team of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in a series of penalty.
