FIFA rare exception allows Afghan women’s refugee team to compete as official national team without Taliban approval International Sports News
Members of the Afghan women’s football team celebrate after scoring against Chad in their first international match since fleeing their home country, Sunday, October 26, 2025, in Casablanca, Morocco. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy) Afghanistan’s women’s national team, forced into exile after the Taliban returned to power in 2021, have been given a formal path back to … Read more