Women's football in Afghanistan

For more in depth, albeit general information see Football in Afghanistan.

Soccer
Country	Afghanistan
Governing body	Afghanistan Football Federation
National team	Women's national team

Football in Afghanistan has traditionally been played by men as women were prevented from participating in sports.^[1][2]

Since the fall of the Taliban an Afghanistan women's national football team has been set up to promote the game.^[3]

Many women experience prejudice for playing the sport.^[4][5][6]

See also

• Football in Afghanistan
• Afghanistan women's national football team

References

1. "Women's football in Afghanistan". BBC. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
2. Johannsen, Alissa (2011-07-26). "Afghanistan Women: Kicking and Dreaming | Women's Health Magazine". Womenshealthmag.com. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
3. "Kicking tradition". New Statesman. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
4. "Afghan women footballers kick off". BBC. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
5. "Afghan women footballers risk death threats, disapproval". CNN. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
6. Marzban, Omid (2007-09-13). "Afghanistan: Once Whipped By Taliban, Girl Makes Mark As Soccer Star". Rferl.org. Retrieved 2012-09-19.