Asgharbad, is a nation that nobody has probably heard of and they had very good reason for that as well. Ever since the Brook invasion, the Islamic nation of Asgharbad has been lost in a void, a large web of darkness. Nearly 20% of the existing population in Asgharbad were transferred to Brookstation as working slaves and yet it is their very former colonisers who helped the nation come out of the void in recent times. Although the Brooks are hated throughout the nation of Asgharbad, the Asgharis are thankful to the Brook for one thing, the game of football.
As they put it, football spread faster than the authoritarian rule of the Brooks in Asgharbad and ever since the introduction of the game, football has become an integral part of the nation. Earlier, it was mainly the Brook officers who played the sport, allowing only a few Asgharis to play the sport but with the advent of time, when the tensions between the Brook and Asgharis began to settle, football was practiced throughout the streets of Asgharbad. The reason for football's popularity can also be explained due to nation's climate. Football is a sport, that can be played in almost any climatic conditions, be it under the scorching sun or underneath the howling and gushing rain. Furthermore, the sport doesn't require any major instalments or facilities, which made it all the more easier for the development of the sport in Asgharbad. The Brook government ensured the parallel development of football in the nation and subsequently, a national football league was established in the nation in 1975, with local club Al Wadedjah Tigers clinching the first title.
The real problems arose during the early 90s, when the struggle for freedom started in Asgharbad. Widespread revolts and subsequently violent responses from the Brook government found the nation in the midst of a massive political turmoil and in the following days, poverty, unemployment and widespread revolts plagued the nation further. It was obvious that there could be practically no development, leave alone the growth of sports. When Brookstation actually surrendered and Asgharbad's independence was secured, the nation found themselves in the midst of a bigger trouble. Firstly, the nation had to pull itself out of poverty, strife and hatred and only after these basic developments could they think of sports again. For almost a decade, football had disappeared from the nation but then it again made its return.
The resurrection of the nation was faster and much well planned than anyone could imagine and thus within only a few years, Asgharbad respawned as a more or less developed nation and the game of football was back into life. Football became an important part of the nation, which not only helped build harmony among the citizens and lead to a more co operative society but it also provided the youth an impetus to do something better, to do something for their nation, perhaps in the international stage?
Well, today, after so many decades, the answer finally lies in front of Asgharbad, the Campionato Esportiva, the biggest regional tournament in the region of Esportiva. Ideally, this wasn't the start Mazeed al Quadri and his men had expected but the start to any major manouever, is always difficult. This tournament won't be like any other regular tournament for the nation but would rather serve as a tournament to build up a base, a base that can hopefully be consolidated in the upcoming years. It will be a tournament to test the capabilities of the squad, something which al Quadri himself wasn't sure of. Surely, their very colonisers struggled massively in their intial days of international debut but surely, Asgharbad had to be better.
Now that we are aware of the significance of this particular edition of the Campionato Esportiva for Asgharbad, let's have a look at how this group actually looks for Asgharbad. Making it to the Round of 16 is itself going to be a stellar task for the team and making it thus far would be quite the achievement al Quadri can expect. In a group with regional powers like Esportivan Darmen and Ethane is a massive problem for the team but the biggest obstacle is obviously the nation of Brenecia, the nation with the highest number of regional titles. All this seems as nothing short of a nightmare for al Quadri and it all counts down to the last decisions of the coach and the performance of the team at large, perhaps with a pinch of luck.
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