Sorkhposhan Khafi Sports Cultural Club
The most proud football team in the nation, Sorkhpooshan Khafi Sports Cultural Club was founded in the Herat Premier League in 2013 under the name Herat Sokhpooshan Club. Since the team’s founding, it has won numerous accolades and distinguished itself with numerous accomplishments. Additionally, in 2023, its owners gave it to Khafi Sons Holding, who renamed it the Sorkhpooshan Khafi Sports Cultural Club. The following is a quick summary of the club’s championships:
- The championship of Herat Premier League in 2015
- Herat’s 2015 elimination cup championship
- Herat Champions Cup 2015
- The championship of Herat Green Cup international tournament in 2016
- The championship of Herat Premier League in 2016
- Herat Champions Cup 2017
- Herat’s 2018 elimination cup championship
- The championship of the champions of the West zone clubs in 2017
- The championship of the Champions of Afghanistan clubs in 2017
- The championship of the premier league of Herat province 2019
- The championship of the champions of the western region of 2019
- The championship of the first round of the Afghanistan Champions League and receiving the license to participate in the Asian competitions
- Obtaining the first professional license in Afghanistan from the Asian Football Federation (AFC)
- Runner-up of Afghanistan Champions League in 2023
Technical members and players of the team:
- Coach
- Coach assistant
- Bodybuilding coach
- Team manager
- Doctor of club
- Press officer
- Logistics
- 24 players
- Financial Manager
- Administrative officer
- Inspection Committee
- Disciplinary Committee
- Board of Directors
Club Academy:
Sorkhposhan Khafi Sports Cultural Club offers a state-of-the-art academy with over 100 young athletes receiving instruction in sports, culture, and religion under the direction of a head coach with an international license.
Sports programs sponsored by Khafi Sons Holding:
- Sponsorship of the Tofan Harirod football team in the Afghan Premier Football League in 2018 and 2019, where Tofan Harirod won the league championship in 2017.
- Sponsorship of Tofan Harirod women’s football team in 2018 in the Afghanistan Premier League, where the team won the championship of the women league.
- Sponsorship of various Herat provincial football and volleyball teams.
- Sponsorship of public contests around Afghanistan.
- Donation of club uniforms to Herat’s champion and best teams as encouragement and gifts
The Sorkh Poshan Khafi cultural and sports club’s mission is as follows:
- Looking for and investing in the talent of Afghan citizens residing outside.
- Covering overseas training sessions to further the growth of Afghan football.
- Establishing goalkeeper training facilities in Afghanistan, particularly in the region of Herat.
- A traditional sports license being established and named “Buzkashi”
- Encouraging the growth of football both nationally and locally.
- Involvement in financial initiatives aimed at advancing Afghan football.
- Establishing a sports and cultural complex in the province of Herat.
- Gratitude, honors, and encouragement for the nation’s seasoned athletes.
- Encouraging the nation’s native and customary sport of “wrestling”
- Development of football coach training programs by this club’s skilled coaches.