The country's national volleyball team lost to India in the second match of the Asian Championship Cup with a score of 3-1 and failed to advance to the next round.

The list of the country's national volleyball team has been announced to participate in the Asian Volleyball Championship qualifiers, which will be held in Iran in three weeks.

Iranian coach Ramin Babaei, who has previously served as Iranian volleyball team coach, has been named as the new coach for the Afghan national volleyball team.