The Afghan team have been absent from FIFA tournaments since the second Taliban takeover of the nation in 2021.

The founder and former captain of Afghanistan’s women's soccer team says it's past time FIFA let them back on the pitch.

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 ...

The SRA and others, such as Popal, Malala Yousafzai and Human Rights Watch, have consistently called for Fifa to recognise the exiled team. The senior side were evacuated to Australia in 2021, and ...

New Report Details Afghan Women Footballers’ Fight for Right to Play The Fédération Internationale de Football Association ...

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The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) should act to stop the ongoing discrimination against Afghan women footballers living in ...

Nadia Nadim wants to represent women "who don't have access and a voice" when she takes part in this year's Soccer Aid.

FIFA is facing fresh calls to officially recognise the Afghanistan women’s football team. Members of the national ... the wellbeing of women and girls in Afghanistan” and to provide ...