DID Press: Afghanistan’s under-18 national futsal team will face Morocco on Thursday, November 12, in the bronze-medal match of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal.
Afghanistan will take on Morocco after losing 2–0 to Portugal in Monday’s semi-final, missing out on a place in the gold-medal match. The bronze-medal encounter will give both teams an opportunity to finish the tournament on the podium.
The match is scheduled to kick off at 3:30 p.m. Afghanistan time (11:00 a.m. local time) at Dakar Arena. The winner will claim the bronze medal. FIFA’s official schedule confirms the date and local kick-off time.
Afghanistan were beaten 2–0 by Portugal in the first semi-final, with João Carvalho and Diego Ferreira scoring for the European side.
Morocco also missed out on the final after suffering a 4–2 defeat to Argentina in the other semi-final.
Morocco reached the semi-finals after losing 4–1 to Portugal in the group stage, then recording victories over Paraguay and the Solomon Islands, including a 15–1 win over the latter.
Afghanistan, coached by Behrouz Jafari, will now seek to defeat Morocco and secure its first medal in the competition, bringing its Dakar 2026 campaign to a memorable close.