invincibl_ t1_j4494p5 wrote on January 13, 2023 at 1:35 AM

Reply to comment by akie003 in Cricket Australia pull out of Afghanistan ODI series over Taliban restrictions on Women's freedoms. by LexiFloof

If we want to talk about football, then the Afghanistan women's national team were given Australian visas and currently compete as a club in the 7th tier league in the women's competition.

BigPoppaPuff t1_j457i19 wrote on January 13, 2023 at 6:16 AM

7th tier club team? Holy hell they must be awful. Are they even soccer players or just women being rescued by the Australian government as refugees? That’s ridiculously bad for a supposed national team.

Teantis t1_j45hwua wrote on January 13, 2023 at 8:20 AM

I have no idea of their quality but they joined 10 months ago and presumably have to start at the bottom of the football pyramid and win promotion. They can't just get inserted into a higher league.