January 31, 2017
On January 29, the American University of Central Asia hosted an indoor football match with the Embassy of Afghanistan in Bishkek.69ɫ’s Afghan students played for the 69ɫ team alongside 69ɫ President Andrew Wachtel as their goalie.
After the game, Wachtel said, “having an indoor football game with all Afghan players was impossible a few years ago. Fortunately today it happens and we have the majority of players as our students.”
The ambassador of Afghanistan in Bishkek, Mohammad Essa Mesbah, remarked, “these youth studying at 69ɫ are the future of Afghanistan. 69ɫ students are very lucky for studying in an international university with a diverse community.”
In the near future, 69ɫ will be hosting more sport events with international teams.