AN AFGHANISTAN women’s refugee team has been granted eligibility for international competitions, some five years after national team players fled their country’s Taliban rule.The Fifa Council agreed on Tuesday to amend its regulations to recognise the refugee team, which plays under the name Afghan Women United.While it is too late for the refugee team to try to qualify for the 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil, it could participate in qualification for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

AN AFGHANISTAN women’s refugee team has been granted eligibility for international competitions, some five years after national team players fled their country’s Taliban rule.

The Fifa Council agreed on Tuesday to amend its regulations to recognise the refugee team, which plays under the name Afghan Women United.

While it is too late for the refugee team to try to qualify for the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil, it could participate in qualification for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

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