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🇰🇿 Kazakhstan’s football reform drive has taken a major turn. Scott Munn, former Tottenham Hotspur Chief Football Officer and ex-City Football Group executive, has been appointed General Secretary of the Kazakhstan Football Federation. A bold move — but not without risks. Full analysis on Eurasia Football: eurasia.football/en/kazakhstan/…

🇺🇿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Before Manchester City, Abdukodir Khusanov was almost lost in Uzbekistan’s youth system. At 15, a growth-related knee condition forced him out of the national youth team for several months. When he returned, everything changed: captain’s armband, new position, new path. From midfielder to centre-back — and eventually to the Premier League. Read more: eurasia.football/en/uzbekistan/…

🇹🇲How much do footballers really earn in Turkmenistan — one of the world’s most closed football systems? Eurasia Football’s sources describe base payments that look shocking: • $120–230 monthly salary • $100–250 match bonuses • almost no foreign players • no regular broadcasts • limited public statistics So is Turkmen football really that poor? Not quite. We explain how the system actually works: eurasia.football/en/articles-en…

🇹🇯🇬🇭 Parvoz stun Khujand in the Soghd derby. Ghanaian forward Daniel Kweku scored as the underdogs beat one of Tajikistan’s strongest squads 2-0. It is Milan Milanović’s second defeat in a row as Khujand head coach — and the fans are already demanding changes. Parvoz now have back-to-back wins. Kweku has 3 goals in 7 league games.

🇺🇿 Andrey Pyatnitsky — a former Spartak Moscow and Pakhtakor midfielder, born in Tashkent and a 1994 World Cup player — on Anvar Khodzhimirzaev: “He can decide a match on his own. If the World Cup had been last year, I’d have had no doubt he would be taken. Even in poor form, he can decide a game with one action.” Full interview on Eurasia Football: eurasia.football/en/articles-en…

Russian striker Vladislav Nabatov who plays for Uzbek 2nd tier side Gazalkent is off to Argentina to train with @SanLorenzo. The club heavily backed by a prominent Uzbek football agent(agent for Khusanov, Alikulov etc) is clearly flexing their connections to get opportunities.

🇰🇿🇧🇬 Bulgarian forward Dimitar Mitkov scored a hat-trick for Ordabasy against Kaspiy and sent his team into the Kazakhstan Cup quarter-finals. It has been a difficult start to the season for Mitkov: just 1 goal in 7 league games, criticism over his finishing, and a red card in the previous league match. Now he has answered in the best possible way.

Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 midfielder Umarali Rakhmonaliev has won the Azerbaijan league with Qarabag dropping points. His second European league title after winning the Russian 2nd tier with Rubin Kazan.🏆🏆🏆

🇹🇯🇲🇰 Tajikistan have appointed Igor Angelovski as their new head coach. The North Macedonian coach made history by leading his country to Euro 2020 — their first major tournament. He replaces 🇷🇸Goran Stevanović and will lead Tajikistan at the 2027 AFC Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia. Read More: eurasia.football/en/news-en/igo…🇷🇸

🇺🇿🇹🇯🇹🇲🇰🇬The AFC has published the country slot allocation for the 2026/27 club competitions. But the final list may still change after club licensing and possible slot redistribution. That happened last season in the AFC Challenge League: unused places were reallocated, and Kyrgyzstan eventually received an additional slot. A similar scenario could theoretically open extra opportunities for Central Asian clubs again — including Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

🇺🇿🇲🇪 Montenegrin forward Matija Krivokapić scored twice to give “Bunyodkor” a comeback win over “Navbahor” in the Uzbek Super League. He now has 4 goals and 2 assists in 10 league games — the club’s top scorer this season. The win lifted “Bunyodkor” to 3rd place, despite the club’s difficult financial situation and an old debt to Rivaldo.

🇺🇿 Abdukodir Khusanov is among the top 10 U21 wonderkids in the world, according to FMInside. Only nine players aged 21 or under are ranked above the Uzbekistan defender.

🇰🇬 Could Kyrgyzstan’s new champions Bars reach the AFC Challenge League? The Karakol club won the Zhogorku League in its debut season, but AFC’s two-year licensing rule may become the real test. The comparison is obvious: Turkmenistan’s Arkadag already showed how a new politically backed club can move from creation to continental success very fast. Full story: eurasia.football/en/articles-en…

@_footyheritage Great work — really impressive output. If you ever need context or story ideas around Central Asian football, we’d be happy to help. There are plenty of undercovered football stories in the region.

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🇰🇬 Possibly the best goal of the first half of the Kyrgyz Premier League season. Dordoi forward Ernist Batyrkanov scored the winner against Talant — 2-1. And it was the kind of goal that deserves a replay.

🇷🇸 Serbian goalkeeper Nikola Mirković made the best save of Matchday 9 in the Uzbek Super League. His Sogdiana side drew 1-1 with Navbahor 🇺🇿 Sogdiana’s goal came from 🇲🇰 Ljupcho Doriev, assisted by 🇷🇸 Fejsal Mulić — another Balkan touch in Uzbekistan.

Aktobe head coach Štefan Tarkovič🇸🇰 says Kazakhstan has better conditions for football development than Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇿🇰🇬 He pointed to Kazakhstan’s UEFA environment as an advantage, saying regular games against stronger opponents help raise the level. Tarkovič also said Kyrgyzstan need stronger infrastructure and better academies to compete for a World Cup spot. Read More: eurasia.football/en/news-en/tar…