Women's football in Afghanistan explained

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Women's football in Afghanistan
Union:Afghanistan Football Federation
Country:Afghanistan
Sport:football
Nationalteam:Women's national team (unrecognized since 2021)

Football in Afghanistan has traditionally been played by men as women were prevented from participating in sports.[1] [2]

During the Islamic Republic era, a women's team was set up to promote the game.[3] Even so many women experienced prejudice for playing the sport during this period.[4] [5] [6]

The 2019 FIFA life ban on the Afghanistan Football Federation president from all football-related activity after an investigation found him guilty of “having abused his position and sexually abused various female players” underlined the grave challenges that Afghan women athletes faced even before the Taliban takeover.[7] [8]

Following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, women have been banned from participating in any sport, including football.[9] [10] [11]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Women's football in Afghanistan. BBC. 2012-07-29.
  2. Web site: Johannsen . Alissa . Afghanistan Women: Kicking and Dreaming | Women's Health Magazine . Womenshealthmag.com . 2011-07-26 . 2012-09-19.
  3. News: Kicking tradition. New Statesman. 2012-07-29.
  4. News: Afghan women footballers kick off. BBC. 2012-07-29.
  5. News: Afghan women footballers risk death threats, disapproval. CNN. 2012-07-29.
  6. Web site: Marzban . Omid . Afghanistan: Once Whipped By Taliban, Girl Makes Mark As Soccer Star . Rferl.org . 2007-09-13 . 2012-09-19.
  7. News: Wrack . Suzanne . 2019-06-08 . Afghanistan’s football president banned for life for sexual abuse . 2024-01-21 . The Observer . en-GB . 0029-7712.
  8. News: Wrack . Suzanne . 2020-07-14 . Former Afghan football president's life ban for abusing female players upheld . 2024-01-21 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  9. News: Beaumont . Peter . Afghan women to be banned from playing sport, Taliban say . 25 March 2023 . The Guardian . 8 September 2021.
  10. News: Female Athletes Flee Afghanistan as Taliban Bar Women in Sports . 25 March 2023 . Bloomberg.com . 15 September 2021 . en.
  11. News: Afghanistan: the national women's football team that isn't – DW – 03/21/2023 . 25 March 2023 . Deutsche Welle . 21 March 2023 . en.