在塔利班统治下被禁止比赛的阿富汗女子足球队，在新西兰实现了一次具有象征意义的重聚。[1]国际足联在4月批准该队可在不需要塔利班同意的情况下代表阿富汗参加官方比赛后，23名球员首次在奥克兰集结进行训练营和友谊赛。[1]这支队伍由现居澳大利亚、英国、葡萄牙等国的运动员组成，标志着自2021年8月塔利班重新执政以来，该队首次完整聚集。[1]
在与库克群岛的两场比赛中，阿富汗女子足球队分别以0:1和0:3落败。[1]尽管比赛结果并不理想，但这次集结对于这些被迫流亡海外的运动员来说意义非凡。[1]原阿富汗女子足球队成立于2007年，创始人Khalida Popal曾推动国际足联认可该支流亡队伍。[1]通过这次在万里之外的聚首，这些球员们展现了在恶劣环境下对足球梦想的坚持。[1]
After being prohibited from playing under Taliban rule, members of Afghanistan's women's football team have regrouped thousands of miles away to continue pursuing their sport.[1] In April, FIFA ruled that the Afghan women's team could represent the nation in official matches without Taliban approval, enabling the squad to organize its first gathering since the militant group returned to power in August 2021.[1] The reunification took place in New Zealand, where 23 players—now scattered across countries including Australia, Britain, and Portugal—assembled for a training camp and friendly matches.[1]
The team competed against the Cook Islands in two fixtures, losing the first match 0-1 and the second 0-3.[1] Despite the defeats, the gathering held symbolic significance for the exiled athletes, demonstrating their determination to preserve their football careers despite forced displacement from their homeland. The original Afghan women's football squad was established in 2007, with Khalida Popal having founded the team and subsequently championed FIFA's recognition of the exile roster.[1]