- FIFA makes rarest exception to let Afghan women’s refugee team play as official national side without Taliban approval Times Of India —
- Afghan women's refugee team allowed to compete as official national side The New York Times —
- Afghanistan women can return to competition after eight-year hiatus BBC Sport —
- Afghan women on way back to official international matches after FIFA rule change The Straits Times —
- Fifa offers lifeline for Afghan women’s refugee team to rejoin international football The Independent —
- Fifa says Afghan women’s team can play in tournaments without Taliban approval South China Morning Post —
- Afghan refugee women to compete as official national team as Fifa bypasses Taliban The Independent —
- FIFA allows Afghan women's football team to compete ABC News —
- Afghan women's team will be a symbol of resistance on international stage, says former captain The Straits Times —
- Afghan women's refugee team allowed to play in FIFA tournaments Associated Press —
- Afghanistan women’s refugee players allowed to compete as official national team The Guardian —
- Afghan women’s refugee team allowed to play in FIFA tournaments Al Jazeera —
- FIFA rule change lets Afghan women in exile play as national team | AJ #shorts 📹 Al Jazeera — · 1min
Khalida Popal
Afghan association football player (1987-) and activist, founder of Girl Power
Khalida Popal is an Afghan football player. Popal is the founder and director of Girl Power Organization, the Program and Event Director of the Afghanistan women's national football team, Ambassador to Street Child World Cup, and the Event Manager & Mentor/ Refugee Consultant in COLUM. She is also the former leader of the Afghanistan women's Football Committee, former Finance Officer of the Afghanistan Football Federation, former captain of the Afghan women's national football team, and former football coach of the under-17 and under-15 women's football teams in Afghanistan.
Afghan women's team returns