AP via Stars and Stripes: Soccer is the one constant in Nadia Nadim’s life since fleeing the Taliban as a young girl. She first learned the game from her father, an Afghan military general who was tragically killed. Later it gave her a sense of belonging as a refugee, and then national pride when she donned the
CNN: Danish sportswear brand Hummel has unveiled its new jersey for the Afghanistan national soccer team, complete with a hijab for female players. Revealed to the public on International Women’s Day, the new red kit includes an integrated base layer which allows women to be covered from head to toe when they take to the pitch. Click
Portland Thorns FC has announced that the club has acquired forward Nadia Nadim, the third overall pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft and a second-round selection in 2017 from Sky Blue FC in exchange for the second overall pick in 2016 and a 2017 first and conditional fourth-round pick. Born in Afghanistan, Nadim fled
AOPNEWS | January 14, 2016 Afghanistan’s national women’s football (soccer) team (Lionesses of Khorasan) will participate in the upcoming 2016 South Asian Games (SAG). Yesterday, the fixtures for the women’s competition were released, and Afghanistan and Bangladesh have been grouped with host country India in Group A. Group B will consist of Maldives, Nepal and