Afghanistan, Nov. 2 -- Afghanistan's under-18 futsal team will begin its campaign at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games against Panama on Monday, aiming to build on its recent success in Asian youth futsal.

The Group A match is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. local time in Dakar, equivalent to 8 p.m. in Kabul, at the Iba Mar Diop complex in Senegal, according to FIFA's official fixture schedule.

Afghanistan will compete in Group A alongside Panama, Argentina and hosts Senegal. The team will face Argentina on November 4 before taking on Senegal on November 7. The top two teams in each group will advance to the semi-finals, scheduled for November 9.

The men's tournament features eight teams and runs from November 1 to 12 as part of the Dakar 2026 Youth ...