An Afghan Moment

Nazes Afroz

A minor football victory over India for news tickers, a major cause of jubilation for Afghans

India has now won the U-19 World Cup title three times—in 2000 under Mohammed Kaif, and in 2008 under Virat Kohli

At No. 70 in the world rankings, he is not exactly a hero. But it took something near heroic to get even here

Mohun Bagan’s 1911 IFA Shield victory was much more than a sporting milestone, it gave a colonised nation spine and pride.

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