Football féminin : sept joueuses iraniennes demandent l’asile en Australie
The geopolitical situation in the Middle East is beginning to have repercussions even in the world of sports. According to information revealed by ABC Brisbane, at least seven players from the Iranian women's national football team have applied for asylum in Australia after their team was eliminated from the group stage of the AFC Women's Asian Cup.
According to the same source, five of the thirteen players in the delegation were granted asylum on Monday. Subsequently, two other international players, Mohadese Zolfi and Golnoosh Khosravi, also reportedly chose to remain in Australia. One of them even allegedly refused to board a last-minute return flight from Sydney Airport.
Australian authorities clarified that the players concerned — Zahra Ghanbari, Fatemeh Pasandideh, Zahra Sarbali, Atefeh Ramazanzadeh and Mona Hamoudi — were received separately so that they could make their decision freely, without outside pressure.
This incident comes at a particularly tense time. Before a match against the South Korean women's national football team, several Iranian players refused to sing the national anthem, a gesture interpreted as an act of protest. In their country, some of them were subsequently labeled "traitors" by state television, raising serious concerns about potential prosecution or reprisals upon their return to Iran.
Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke indicated that the players had been able to communicate with their families and had the necessary time to calmly decide their future in Australia.
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