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

“When I step on to the pitch everything else is automatically erased from my mind,” says the captain of Afghan Women United, ...

Afghan players fled the country in 2021 after the Taliban banned women's sports. Their return to international competition ...

Their return to compete after the Taliban banned all sports for women and girls is a true victory for human rights.

FIFA is facing fresh calls to officially recognise the Afghanistan women’s football team. Members of the national side, as quoted in a report published by the Sport & Rights Alliance (SRA) on Tuesday, ...

Manoozh Noori said she "wanted to die" when the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021. Noori had defied family ...

The Sport and Rights Alliance (SRA) called on FIFA on Tuesday to take action to recognize the Afghan women’s football team in exile as the representative of Afghanistan to ensure their return to ...

FIFA has sanctioned the establishment of an Afghanistan women’s refugee team which will be able to participate in matches overseen by world football’s governing body. Such a move would see the ...

Five young women are staring anxiously at a laptop. This is the call they’ve long been waiting for. A flurry of mixed emotions takes over as they each learn they have been selected by FIFA for the ...

The Afghan refugee team – now known as Afghan Women United – got their first win at the FIFA Unites: Women’s Series.

FIFA confirms change of name to Afghan Women United, dropping 'refugee' from the team name ahead of the tournament.

They imposed severe restrictions and banned any female involvement in sports. So the former captain of a football team in ...