Afghan Women’s Refugee Football Team Attends First Talent Camp in Sydney

Afghan women’s refugee football team attends first talent camp in Sydney

FIFA approved the creation of an Afghan women’s refugee team and named Pauline Hamill as coach, with the former Scotland international holding the team’s first talent camp from July 23 to 29.

Infantino says ‘important step’ taken for Afghan women’s football

FIFA President Gianni Infantino hails first talent camp staged for Afghanistan women’s refugee football team.

Soccer-Sydney hosts first talent camp for Afghan women's refugee team

(Reuters) -A group of Afghan refugee players participated in the first of three global talent identification camps in Sydney last month as part of efforts to build a 23-player women's squad for friendly internationals this year, world soccer body FIFA said on Friday. Read full story

Afghan women’s refugee team holds first training camp in Sydney

The Afghan women’s refugee football team has begun its journey back to international play with its first talent identification camp in Sydney, FIFA said. The weeklong camp, held July 23–29 at a sports complex in western Sydney, brought together Afghan refugee players as part of a FIFA-approved initiative to form a team that will play international friendlies later this year. The project was endorsed by the FIFA Council in May as part of the thre…