Italian appointed as head coach of Afghanistan national football team

The Afghanistan Football Federation has announced the appointment of Vincenzo Alberto from Italy as the new head coach of the country’s national football team.

The federation made the announcement on Tuesday, April 26, confirming that Vincenzo Alberto will take charge of the team starting with the third round of the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, where Afghanistan will face Syria on June 10.

The 40-year-old Italian replaces Uzbek coach Usman Toshev, who resigned following a series of poor results.

In 2020, he joined India’s top-tier football league as the head coach of Gokulam Kerala FC, where he won the league championship twice.

Several Afghan national players, including Islamuddin Amiri, Farshad Noor, and Sharif Mohammadi, have previously played under Vincenzo Alberto at Gokulam Kerala.

In 2023, he became the head coach of the Nepal national football team, where he recorded three wins, three draws, and four losses in international matches.