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Afghanistan women's national volleyball team

Afghanistan
Nickname(s)Flying Angels[1]
AssociationAfghanistan National Volleyball Federation
ConfederationAVC
Head coachNasrin Khazani
FIVB ranking– (as of 8 January 2025)
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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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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]

Post 2021

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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]

Due to the joint support of the FIVB, IOC and National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Afghanistan women’s volleyball team have continued to play in various international competitions. This made volleyball the only sport since the start of Taliban rule to field a women's national team internationally.[7]

Competition records

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Asian Games

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  • China 2022 — 13th place

Islamic Solidarity Games

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  • Turkey 2021 — Group stage

CAVA Challenge Cup

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AVC Central Asia Zone Championship

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Head coach

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  • Iran Fatemeh Zahra "Nasrin" Khazani[8][9] (2023)

References

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  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. ^ "FIVB Volleyball Empowerment offers support and opportunity to Afghanistan's national volleyball teams". FIVB. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Afghanistan to send 17 female athletes to Asian Games". Reuters. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  5. ^ "'Follow Your Dreams' Says Afghan Women's Volleyball Team". Voice of America. Agency France-Presse. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Games-displaced Afghan women athletes defy Taliban at Asian Games". The Japan Times. Reuters. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  7. ^ "FIVB VOLLEYBALL EMPOWERMENT OFFERS SUPPORT AND OPPORTUNITY TO AFGHANISTAN'S NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL TEAMS". FIVB. 11 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Women's Volleyball Roster – Afghanistan" (PDF). Asian Games 2022. Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  9. ^ "KHAZANI Fatemeh Zahra". Asian Games 2022. Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
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