Afghanistan women's national volleyball team

The Afghanistan women's national volleyball team represents Afghanistan in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches.

Afghanistan
Nickname(s)Flying Angels[1]
AssociationAfghanistan National Volleyball Federation
ConfederationAVC
Head coachNasrin Khazani
FIVB ranking– (as of 31 July 2023)
Uniforms
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History
Afghanistan (left) playing against Azerbaijan (right) at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games

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 to play sports.

Despite of this, Afghanistan was able to send a women's national team from its diaspora for the 2022 Asian Games.[3][4][5]

Competition records

Asian Games
  • China 2022 — 13th place

Islamic Solidarity Games
  • Turkey 2021 — Group stage

Central Asian Championship

Head coach
  • Iran Fatemeh Zahra "Nasrin" Khazani[6][7] (2023)

References
  1. "Afghanistan's 'Flying Angels' continue to strive for equality on volleyball court". Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  2. Graham-Harrison, Emma (11 November 2013). "Afghanistan gives beach volleyball a jump-start". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  3. "Afghanistan to send 17 female athletes to Asian Games". Reuters. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  4. "'Follow Your Dreams' Says Afghan Women's Volleyball Team". Voice of America. Agency France-Presse. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  5. "Games-displaced Afghan women athletes defy Taliban at Asian Games". The Japan Times. Reuters. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  6. "Women's Volleyball Roster – Afghanistan" (PDF). Asian Games 2022. Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  7. "KHAZANI Fatemeh Zahra". Asian Games 2022. Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 5 October 2023.

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