Some 4 years after fleeing Afghanistan, a group of refugees returns to international competition

Afghan women’s football team makes international return after four years

Afghanistan women’s refugee team played their first match in a FIFA-organised four-team friendly competition in Morocco.

Some 4 years after fleeing Afghanistan, a group of refugees returns to international competition

Some four years after players from the Afghanistan women’s national team fled their homeland amid the Taliban’s takeover, a number of the teammates are representing their country once more in an international soccer tournament.

Afghan women refugee team celebrates historic match in Morocco

The Afghan Women United football team lost 6-1 to Chad on Sunday in a FIFA tournament in Morocco. For the players, stepping on the field was a victory after years of being denied the chance to play in Afghanistan. The Taliban banned women’s sports in Afghanistan after taking control in 2021. Many female athletes fled the country fearing persecution. Before the ban, Afghanistan had 25 women players under contract, most of whom now live in Austral…

Afghan Women’s Team make their return to the international stage

Unable to represent their national team since fleeing Afghanistan in 2021, the Afghan Women’s Team have finally made their return to the international stage at the FIFA Unites: Women’s Series 2025.  With the majority of the 23-player squad previously playing for Victory’s Afghan Women’s Team, it has been an incredible journey for this group of brave young women, who made their long-awaited first international appearance in Morocco.  Evacuated fr…

Afghanistan women soccer team return to international stage after four years in FIFA tournament

Women's sport has been banned in Afghanistan since the Taliban government took over in 2021, prompting players to flee the country fearing persecution.