Female Afghan athletes successfully evacuated to Australia
By DW
26 August 2021 |
12:12 pm
Members of the women's national football team were among a group of female athletes successfully evacuated from Afghanistan. The news was confirmed by FIFAPRO, the association for professional footballers, on Monday.
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