Afghanistan's national football team beat Sri Lanka 1-0 in its first match at the Asian Football Confederation Challenge Cup qualifiers in Laos on Saturday. Afghan striker Belal Arezou scored the goal in the 45th minute of the first half of the match played Saturday afternoon.Afghanistan will next face Mongolia on Monday. The Asian Football Confederation Challenge Cup competition which began in 2006 is held every two years. In the current qualifiers, 20 teams have been placed in five pools of four teams each.Seven teams – the five group winners and the two best second-placed – will head to the Maldives for the main round to be held next year in Male.