A brilliant late free kick from Maftuna Shoyimova decided the match as Uzbekistan’s women’s national team edged India to win 1-0 in an international friendly on Monday. Shoyimova’s inch-perfect 30-yard strike was the dash of inspiration Bahrom Norsafarov’s side needed, breaking the deadlock in the 87th minute to give the 41st-ranked Uzbekistan victory over the
It was the tournament which largely flew under the Asian football radar, but one Uzbekistan may look back on as a turning point in their women’s national team’s trajectory. While the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic ruled nearly all their Asian counterparts out of international action last month, the Central Asian side were in Turkey, competing against
Uzbekistan confirmed the capture of the CAFA U-23 Women’s Championship title, completing five wins from as many matches with a 3-0 victory over hosts Tajikistan on Thursday. With much of the heavy lifting done during Tuesday’s 3-0 win over runners-up Islamic Republic or Iran, Bakhrom Norsafarov’s side finished the job with a minimum of fuss