Ashley Michael Westwood became the head coach of the Afghanistan national football team

According to Amac News; The country's football federation has published a newsletter saying that Ashley Michael Westwood's introduction ceremony was held today (Wednesday, 17th of Aqrab) and he signed a one-year contract to lead the Afghanistan national football team.
Mohammad Youssef Kargar, the president of the Football Federation, said that after consulting with the executive committee and the technical department of the Federation, Ashley Michael Westwood, an Englishman with good experience, was chosen as the coach of the country's national football team.
Ashley Michael Westwood said in this press conference that he will do his best to lead a good team to the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup and 2027 Asian Nations Cup.
He added that with the goal and motivation of winning, he will play with the national football team of Afghanistan against the national teams of Qatar and Kuwait.
Before this, Kuwaiti head coach Abdullah Al-Mutairi was in charge of the Afghanistan football team and was dismissed from his position after a dispute with the national team players.