The youth football team of Turkmenistan is preparing for the qualifying tournament of the Asian Cup
The Turkmenistan U-20 national team arrived in Uzbekistan for training camps ahead of the 2025 Asian Cup qualifying matches.
The training camps, led by head coach Dovletmyrat Annayev, will last in Uzbekistan until September 23, after which the team will travel to Kyrgyzstan to participate in the qualifying matches.
Turkmenistan is in Group "I", where they will face Japan on September 25, Kyrgyzstan on September 27, and Myanmar on September 29.
These matches are crucial for the Turkmen team, as they have never previously qualified for the U-20 Asian Cup.
To advance to the final stage of the continental tournament, which will be held in China, the Turkmen team needs to finish first in their group or be one of the five best second-placed teams.
Before the qualifying matches, the Turkmenistan national team held a series of friendly matches in Spain, including a draw with the Wales youth team (2:2) and matches against the Faroe Islands team (1:3) and FC Real Murcia (0:1).