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Afghanistan women’s soccer team of refugees to play first official games at FIFA-backed event
The Afghan refugee women's team plays its first international matches at a FIFA-backed event after the Taliban banned women's sports in 2021, with 23 players selected globally.
- FIFA announced on Wednesday that the Afghanistan national women's soccer team of refugee players will play its first official games during the FIFA Unites: Women's Series from October 23-29 in Dubai.
- The Taliban's ban on women's sport forced Afghan women players to flee after 2021, with 25 contracted players now mostly living in Australia.
- FIFA ran global talent camps to assemble a 23-player women's squad and said all games will stream live on FIFA's in-house streaming platform with 117 coverage references.
- Although FIFA is supporting the side, the FIFA-supported team cannot yet officially represent Afghanistan in World Cup qualifying, and Gianni Infantino said `Ensuring that all women have access to football is a priority for FIFA and a key element in shaping the future of our sport`.
- Afghanistan men's national team continues as normal, highlighting the women's team displacement; Chad and Libya women's teams lack FIFA rankings while the United Arab Emirates women's team hosts the FIFA Unites: Women's Series.
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(Reuters) -The Afghan women's refugee team will take the field for the first time in an international tournament when they compete in a four-team friendly competition in the United Arab Emirates next month, world governing body FIFA said on Wednesday. Read full story
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Afghanistan women's soccer team of refugees to play first official games at FIFA-backed event
The Afghanistan national women’s soccer team of refugee players has its first official games next month at a four-team tournament in Dubai, FIFA said Wednesday.
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