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Captain of Iranian women’s football team leaves Australia after initially accepting offer of asylum
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🇦🇺 AustraliaMarch 16, 2026

Captain of Iranian women’s football team leaves Australia after initially accepting offer of asylum

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Originally published byThe Guardian Australia

Activists fear the families of players have been placed under pressure by the Tehran regime to make them change their minds

The captain of the Iranian women’s football squad has left Australia after withdrawing her claim of asylum.

Zahra Ghanbari became the fifth member of the football cohort to change her mind after initially taking up an offer to stay in the country following the Asian Cup.

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