The struggle for women's football in Afghanistan
Former captain Shamila Kohestani on why football in Afghanistan was more than a game
Sporting Witness · BBC World Service
September 9, 20219m 21s
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Show Notes
In the early 2000s, Afghan women and girls set up the country's first football teams. Now the Taliban has returned and women's sport has been banned. We speak to Shamila Kohestani, former captain of the Afghan women's team, about why she fought to play and why in Afghanistan, football was more than a game.
Photo: Woman's face painted with flag of Afghanistan (Getty Images)