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After an arduous journey to Bishkek for the first leg of the AFC Cup Inter-Zone Final against Abdysh-Ata, Central Coast Mariners are looking to become the first Australian club to reach the AFC Cup final.
Flying the flag for Southeast Asia as the ASEAN Zone champions, the Mariners are hot favourites ahead of the return leg in Gosford.
Ryan Walters is joined by A-Leagues broadcaster James Dodd to dissect the opening leg and look ahead to this week's return leg and whether the Mariners can create history for Australian clubs in Asia.

Michael Olunga is many things - a footballer, a role model, a record holder, even a geospacial engineer.
The 30-year-old Kenyan has become one of the most prolific strikers in Asia since joining Kashiwa Reysol in 2018, before switching to Qatari giants Al Duhail in January 2021.
It was in the Qatari capital where The Asian Game was afforded the chance to sit down one-on-one with Olunga, pitchside at Al Duhail's home ground, the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium.
In the latest of our In Conversation With... series, Scott McIntyre sits down for an in-depth chat about his career, the day he smashed a J.League record and World Cup aspirations with Kenya.
 

Asia's Olympic hopefuls will be decided when the continent's best young talents descend on Qatar in ahead of the AFC U23 Asian Cup.
Or will they?
We discuss the impact playing the tournament outside of the FIFA international calendar will have on the competition with many big names refused permission to travel by their European clubs.
Which nations do we fancy to qualify? Who are the dark horses? And just why was Australian wonderkid Nestory Irankunda not included in the Olyroos squad?
PLUS... we look ahead to the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League which will see Al Hilal square off against Al Ain, while Ulsan HD take on Yokohama F.Marinos.
 

As The Asian Game Podcast returns after a brief post-Asian Cup hiatus, we look back on a busy week of Asian Qualifiers action which produced a plethora of major talking points.
We discuss what is going wrong in South Korea, Indonesia's 'naturalisation' push and its wider implications for Asian football, Philippe Troussier's sacking from Vietnam and whether Igor Stimac will survive as Indian coach after a shock loss to Afghanistan.
All of that plus much more on a jam packed show.

The ASEAN Game host Ryan Walters sits down for an exclusive interview with Vietnam national team captain and Hanoi FC legend Đỗ Hùng Dũng.
Together they talk about his career in #VLeague, the joy of Nguyễn Quang Hải's improving form, mental health, and expectations this season.
*Interview recorded by VTVcab

Central Coast Mariners continue to fly the ASEAN flag, getting the better of India's Odisha 4-0 in the AFC Cup Inter-Zone Semi-Final.
Up next is a clash with Kyrgyzstan's Abdysh-Ata for a place in the AFC Cup final.
Ryan Walters is once again joined by Australian broadcaster James Dodd and Indian journalist Shibajee Das to look back on Central Coast's historic victory.