De Abasin Sape F.C.

De Abasin Sape (Pashto: د اباسین څپې) or the Abasin Waves is a professional football club from Afghanistan. They play in the Afghanistan Champions League. Based in the city of Khost, club represents provinces of Khost, Paktia, Paktika and Logar in the southeastern region of Afghanistan.

De Abasin Sape
Full nameDe Abasin Sape
Nickname(s)Abasin Waves
Founded2012 (2012)
GroundKhost City Ground, Khost
Capacity18,000
Head coachShams Azami
LeagueAfghanistan Champions League

Etymology

De Abasin Sape is named after Abāsīn (Pashto: اباسین), the Pashto name of the Indus River, a major river in eastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan. The Kabul River (flowing through Kabul, Nangarhar, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces) and the Kurram River (which flows through Paktia, Khost, Kurram, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) are two major western tributaries flowing from Afghanistan into the Indus river.

Club history

The club was founded in August 2012 by the creation of Afghan Premier League, and played in one of the inaugural games.[1] Club players were chosen through a casting-show called Maidon-E-Sabz ("Green Field").[2]

The club represents South-Eastern region of Afghanistan around Khost.[1]

It is named after a Pashto language name for the Indus River – Abasin ("Father of Rivers").[3]

Players

Last registered squad

[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Afghanistan AFG Taha Said
2 DF Afghanistan AFG Hidayat
3 DF Afghanistan AFG Asshem Aliyev
4 DF Afghanistan AFG Sakhir Migaburshaman
5 DF Afghanistan AFG Shohraid
6 DF Afghanistan AFG R. Maharramob
7 MF Afghanistan AFG Reshar Padbeyi
8 FW Afghanistan AFG Shankar
9 FW Afghanistan AFG Monsur Raharawjza
10 FW Afghanistan AFG Navish
11 MF Afghanistan AFG Naim Jadaarat
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK Ghana GHA David Peprah
13 DF Afghanistan AFG Suhil Abdullah
14 MF Afghanistan AFG Sayed Zur
15 FW Afghanistan AFG Mohamed Atug
16 GK Afghanistan AFG Abd
17 FW Afghanistan AFG Arashullah Rasu
18 GK Iran IRN Reza Minaei
19 MF Afghanistan AFG Rovshen
20 GK Afghanistan AFG Zagis Mohabed
21 GK Afghanistan AFG Musadkocha Eidjal

References
  1. Afghanistan launches first professional football league by Ben Farmer (The Daily Telegraph, 28 September 2012)
  2. Afghans gripped by domestic football fever (Bangkok Post, 19 September 2012)
  3. Nace la primera liga de fútbol de Afganistán Archived 2018-05-29 at the Wayback Machine (Qué!, 21 September 2012)
  4. "De Abasin Sape | APL". Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
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