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An illustration celebrating 100 years of Kyrgyz football. It uses a black and white photo of a Kyrgyzstani team as background

A hundred years of Kyrgyz football

The Kyrgyz Football Federation celebrated 100 years on 21 March 2021, but it’s as active as ever. Novastan looks back at the game’s history in the Central Asian nation. This… [...]

After the match

Portrait after a football match in a stadium on the outskirts of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Credit: Antoine Béguier (France) Find more photos from the series here. Find all… [...]

Timur Karpov Uzbekistan Karakapakistan Aral Sea Football

Street Football

Children playing football on a street in Moynaq. Until a few years ago, this town in Karakalpakistan, an autonomous republic in western Uzbekistan, was still located on the… [...]