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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 agreed to amend the federation's rules to allow for the participation of the team in official FIFA competitions without the approval of the Islamist Taliban.
Afghan Women United can now represent Afghanistan at international football competitions, including the LA Olympics.
The Afghan women’s refugee side will be allowed to compete as an official national team after FIFA changed its rules on Tuesday. Afghan Women United was created for evacuated female players of Afghan nationality who obtained refugee status abroad following the Taliban’s return to power in 2021. FIFA’s regulations typically require recognition from their national federation to compete, but the world football governing body’s council voted on Tuesday to circumvent the rule for the team it sanction
