Iranian Women’s Football Team Return Home As Five Players Withdraw Asylum Claims

Naijanews | 19-03-2026 03:17am |

Iran’s women’s football team crossed the Turkish border into Iran on Wednesday, completing a difficult journey from Australia after five members withdrew asylum claims they had lodged there. Australia granted humanitarian visas to six players and one support staff member after they sought asylum, saying they feared possible persecution if they returned to Iran. Naija

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