Afghanistan women's national volleyball team
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| Nickname(s) | Flying Angels[1] | ||
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| Association | Afghanistan National Volleyball Federation | ||
| Confederation | AVC | ||
| Head coach | Nasrin Khazani | ||
| FIVB ranking | – (as of 10 July 2024) | ||
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The Afghanistan women's national volleyball team represents Afghanistan in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches.
History
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In the 2010s, the Islamic Republic era, Afghanistan already has a women's national volleyball team.[2]
After the 2021 Fall of Kabul to the Taliban, women in Afghanistan were barred from playing sports.
Despite this, Afghanistan had receive funding from the FIVB to help maintain its women's national team.[3] In 2023, the team made up from the Afghan diaspora competed at the 2022 Asian Games in China.[4][5][6]
Competition records
[edit]Asian Games
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2022 — 13th place
Islamic Solidarity Games
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2021 — Group stage
Central Asian Championship
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2019 — 5th place
Head coach
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References
[edit]- ^ "Afghanistan's 'Flying Angels' continue to strive for equality on volleyball court". Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ Graham-Harrison, Emma (11 November 2013). "Afghanistan gives beach volleyball a jump-start". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "FIVB Volleyball Empowerment offers support and opportunity to Afghanistan's national volleyball teams". FIVB. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Afghanistan to send 17 female athletes to Asian Games". Reuters. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "'Follow Your Dreams' Says Afghan Women's Volleyball Team". Voice of America. Agency France-Presse. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Games-displaced Afghan women athletes defy Taliban at Asian Games". The Japan Times. Reuters. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Women's Volleyball Roster – Afghanistan" (PDF). Asian Games 2022. Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "KHAZANI Fatemeh Zahra". Asian Games 2022. Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
External links
[edit]Videos
[edit]- Afghan National Women's Volleyball Team vs. ISAF YouTube.com video
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