Afghan women's refugee team allowed to compete as official national side

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 sanctioned in May.Advertisement