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Akcel United Kabul APL 2026-27: Squad, Captain & Schedule

Captain Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghan Icon) leads Akcel United Kabul in the Afghanistan Premier League 2026-27, with Johnson Charles as the franchise's Platinum-tier signing from the 3 November draft.

KABShort name
8League matches
4Designated home games
6Overseas players

Akcel United Kabul full squad

All 19 players drafted on 3 November 2026: 13 Afghan and 6 overseas. Draft tier is shown where it was published.

No.PlayerDraft categoryNationality
1 Azmatullah Omarzai CAfghanistan Afghan Icon AFG Afghanistan
2 Johnson CharlesWK-BatterWest Indies Platinum WI West Indies
3 Fazalhaq FarooqiBowlerAfghanistan Diamond AFG Afghanistan
4 Dushmantha ChameeraBowlerSri Lanka Diamond SL Sri Lanka
5 Mujeeb Ur RahmanBowlerAfghanistan Gold AFG Afghanistan
6 Imran MirAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
7 D'Arcy ShortAustralia Overseas AUS Australia
8 Sharafuddin AshrafAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
9 Shamim HossainBangladesh Overseas BAN Bangladesh
10 Imran TahirSouth Africa Overseas SA South Africa
11 Hazratullah ZazaiAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
12 Abdul Rahman RahmaniAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
13 Dawood AhmadzaiAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
14 Saleem SafiAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
15 Uzairullah NiazaiAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
16 Khalid AhmadzaiAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
17 KeramatullahAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
18 Baheer Shah MehboobAfghanistan Afghan AFG Afghanistan
19 Curtis CampherIreland Overseas IRE Ireland

Akcel United Kabul schedule

Tentative
MatchDateOpponentTime (GST)Venue
3 Tue, 29 Dec7:30 PM GST A Team Paktia logoTeam PaktiaPAKDubai International Stadium, Dubai 7:30 PM Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
5 Thu, 31 Dec7:30 PM GST H Nangarhar Cosmic logoNangarhar CosmicNANZayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi 7:30 PM Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
7 Fri, 1 Jan7:30 PM GST H Team Balkh logoTeam BalkhBALSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 7:30 PM Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
9 Sat, 2 Jan7:30 PM GST A Kandahar Warriors logoKandahar WarriorsKANDubai International Stadium, Dubai 7:30 PM Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
13 Wed, 6 Jan7:30 PM GST H Team Paktia logoTeam PaktiaPAKSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 7:30 PM Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
15 Fri, 8 Jan3:30 PM GST A Nangarhar Cosmic logoNangarhar CosmicNANDubai International Stadium, Dubai 3:30 PM Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
17 Sat, 9 Jan3:30 PM GST H Kandahar Warriors logoKandahar WarriorsKANZayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi 3:30 PM Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
19 Sun, 10 Jan7:30 PM GST A Team Balkh logoTeam BalkhBALSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 7:30 PM Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

Akcel United Kabul in APL 2026-27

Akcel United Kabul is one of five franchises in the Afghanistan Premier League 2026-27, played in the UAE from 27 December 2026. The team is captained by Azmatullah Omarzai, its Afghan Icon, and its squad was built at the player draft in Dubai on 3 November 2026.

Captain and marquee players

The franchise’s Platinum-tier signing is Johnson Charles (WK-Batter, West Indies), one of five players taken in the top category at the confirmed fee of US$100,000.

Other overseas marquee pick: Dushmantha Chameera (Sri Lanka, Diamond).

Afghan marquee picks alongside the captain: Fazalhaq Farooqi (Diamond) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Gold).

The full 19-player squad has 13 Afghan and 6 overseas players, within the league’s limit of at least 12 Afghan or local players and no more than seven from overseas.

Akcel United Kabul schedule

Akcel United Kabul plays eight league games in the tentative schedule, four of them as the designated home side, starting against Team Paktia on Tue, 29 Dec and finishing on Sun, 10 Jan. The games are spread across Dubai International Stadium (3), Zayed Cricket Stadium (2) and Sharjah Cricket Stadium (3). The top four teams on the points table reach the playoffs.

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