Afghan football team injured in Addu City accident
24 May 2014, 9:56 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Additional reporting by Zaheena Rasheed and Daniel Bosley
Five members and two officials of Afghanistan’s national football team have suffered minor injuries in a bus accident at 6:36pm on Addu City’s link road.
Afghan team captain Haroon Fakhruddin Amiri and coach Yousuf Kargar were among the injured.
The team was traveling to Herathera Island Resort following its group stage win against Laos in the ongoing Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Challenge Cup this evening.
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