Al-Qadisiya hosts its group in the "Asian Challenge"

Kuwait officials: Al-Qadsieh Club announced that it received an official letter from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirming the club’s selection as one of the three approved venues to host the group stage matches of the West Zone in the 2026-2027 AFC Challenge League season.

Al-Qadsieh was chosen to host one of the three groups in the West Asia region, alongside Tajikistan’s Istiqlol Dushanbe and Bhutan’s Paro FC, which will host the other two groups.

Al-Qadsieh’s group matches are scheduled to be held in Kuwait in a centralized format between October 17 and 23, 2026.

The opponents of “the Yellow” in the groups and details of the first-round fixtures will be determined following the official draw ceremony to be conducted by the AFC on Thursday, October 20.

Meanwhile, the club’s first football team continues its training in Izmit, Turkey, in preparation for a friendly match against Bahrain’s Al-Khaleej on Monday, concluding their camp before returning to the country on Tuesday.

In a separate development, the first football team delegation from Kazma Club returns to Kuwait today, with training resuming on the 17th of the month. The team will play its final friendly match on Thursday before the start of the Zain Premier League on the 25th, where they will face Al-Tadamun in their opening match.

The team played its last match yesterday during their Turkish camp against Algerian side Olympique de Médéa (Chlef). Prior to that, “the Orange” played three matches, drawing 2-2 with Qatari side Al-Wakrah, then defeating Saudi Arabia’s Al-Raed 4-1 and Bahrain’s Al-Khaleej 2-1.