The coaching staff of the Afghanistan national football team has finalized its squad for the upcoming four-nation tournament ...

Stay informed with the latest breaking news from Afghanistan. Politics, business, sports, and culture updates in English – ...

Stay informed with the latest breaking news from Afghanistan. Politics, business, sports, and culture updates in English – all in one place.

Football governing body FIFA on Tuesday announced that the Afghan Women's Refugee Team will be allowed to participate in official competitions. "The FIFA Council today approved a momentous amendment ...

Afghanistan women will become a "symbol of resilience" after Fifa approved their return to international competition, says former captain Khalida Popal.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — For former player and activist Khalida Popal, the formal recognition of an Afghanistan women's refugee team on the international stage isn't just about soccer. The ...

Fifa has passed a regulation change allowing the team of female Afghan refugees to represent the country officially ...

Fatima Haidari was sat at home in Italy when she received a video call from Fifa chief Gianni Infantino. On the screen alongside the captain of the Afghan women’s football team, spread across time ...

Banned from playing football and sent into exile, Afghanistan's women's team has had to fight to regain international status.

Fifa has granted permission to Afghan Women United, a team of female refugees, to officially compete as the national Afghan women’s football team. The Fifa Council approved the regulation change on ...