FIFA tournament featuring Afghan women’s refugee team relocated to Morocco

FIFA confirms alteration of sanction to Afghan Women United, dropping ‘refugee’ from the squad sanction up of the tournament.

A FIFA-organised tourney involving the Afghanistan women’s exile squad has been moved from the United Arab Emirates to Morocco, the satellite shot governing assemblage said, with the four-team affable contention acceptable to statesman connected Sunday.

The “FIFA Unites: Women’s Series” tournament, primitively scheduled to tally from October 23-29 successful Dubai, besides features the nationalist women’s teams of the UAE, Chad and Libya.

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The Afghanistan women’s exile team’s instauration stems from the Taliban’s prohibition connected women’s sports pursuing their takeover of Afghanistan successful 2021, prompting players to fly the country, fearing persecution.

“FIFA would similar to convey the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FMRF) and looks guardant to moving unneurotic to big a palmy tournament,” FIFA said successful a statement.

The governing assemblage besides confirmed that the Afghanistan women’s exile squad has chosen a caller authoritative name, “Afghan Women United,” pursuing consultation with FIFA.

Prior to the Taliban’s takeover, Afghanistan had 25 women players nether contract, astir of whom present unrecorded successful Australia. Afghanistan’s men’s squad continues arsenic normal.