The Tajikistan national football team will take part in the second international tournament "CAFA Nations Cup", which will be held from August 29 to September 8 under the auspices of the Central Asian Football Association, the Football Federation of Tajikistan reports.
On June 28, CAFA officially announced the second Central Asian Football Association tournament among men's national teams.
The 2025 CAFA Nations Cup will feature six teams from the region – Tajikistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan – as well as two invited teams – Oman and Malaysia.
The draw for the 2025 CAFA Nations Cup will take place on Thursday, July 3, and will begin at 16:00 Dushanbe time.
Based on the results of the draw, the teams will be divided into two groups. The matches in Group A will be held in Tashkent, and the games in Group B with the participation of the Tajikistan team will be held in Gissar.
According to the regulations of the CAFA Nations Cup 2025 tournament, the group stage matches will be held in a round-robin format. Then the group winners will meet in the final. The teams that take second place in their groups will compete for bronze medals. The tournament final will be held in Tashkent, and the match for third place will be in Gissar.