Afghanistan

When football is more than a game: FIFA Unites and Afghan Women United

By Catherine MacKenzie (6/11/25) Above: Afghan Women United huddle. Photo: FIFA. Sometimes football is more than a game. There is a power in team sports that cannot be replicated elsewhere: it brings people together, and success only comes for the teams that work together as one. Football also has the power to make a statement:Continue reading “When football is more than a game: FIFA Unites and Afghan Women United”

FIFA Unites: the tournament providing hope for the Afghan women’s refugee team

By Catherine MacKenzie (29/9/25) Above: The Afghan women’s refugee team led by Pauline Hamill. Photo: FIFA. In May of this year, FIFA formally approved the Afghan women’s refugee team. Following the Taliban takeover in 2021, women’s sport in Afghanistan – already subject to violent oppression – was increasingly restricted. The progress made by Khalida PopalContinue reading “FIFA Unites: the tournament providing hope for the Afghan women’s refugee team”

Surrey Take The Spoils, Afghanistan Take The Plaudits

Surrey 4-0 Afghanistan Development Words and EXCLUSIVE Photos By: Ben Gilby (29/5/22). Above: Surrey and Afghanistan line up prior to kick-off. Photo: Ben Gilby for Impetus. Whilst Surrey ran out winners against a hard-working and talented Afghanistan Development squad at Dorking Wanderers’ Meadowbank Stadium today, this was an occasion that was about far more thanContinue reading “Surrey Take The Spoils, Afghanistan Take The Plaudits”

Surrey To Host Afghan Women’s Development Team

11/4/22 Artwork: International Surrey Football. Photo: Girl Tiny Shooter. International Surrey Football this morning announced that they will be hosting the Afghanistan Women’s Development Team in a friendly fixture on Sunday 29th May at the Meadowbank Stadium in Dorking. The match which will also mark our Surrey Women’s first full debut since playing their openingContinue reading “Surrey To Host Afghan Women’s Development Team”