APL 2026 squads
APL 2026 Gold players
Gold ran over several rounds and was opened by Akcel United Kabul. Team Balkh used its Wildcard in the final Gold round. 25 players in this category across the five franchises, 9 of them listed with an overseas country.
| Team | Players |
|---|---|
 Akcel United Kabul
|
Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Imran Mir, Sharafuddin Ashraf, D’Arcy Short (Australia), Shamim Hossain (Bangladesh) |
 Balkh Zwanan
|
Gulbadin Naib, Sediqullah Atal, Muhammad Waseem (UAE), Afsar Khan Zazai, Abdullah Ahmadzai – Gold (Wildcard) |
 Kandahar Warriors
|
Karim Janat, Hassan Eisakhil, Farid Ahmad Malik, Kusal Perera (Sri Lanka), Tymal Mills (England) |
 Nangarhar Cosmic
|
Kamindu Mendis (Sri Lanka), Ziawrahman Sharifi, Mohammad Akram Zazai, Ikram Alikhil, Junaid Siddique (UAE) |
 Paktia
|
Ijaz Ahmadzai, Farmanullah Safi, Colin Munro (New Zealand), David Wiese (Namibia), Hashmatullah Shahidi |