Afghan girls football team in Portugal gets surprise visit
The Hindu
The team was recently granted asylum in Portugal
Girls from the Afghanistan national football team who were recently have had a surprise visit from the captain of the senior team.
Farkhunda Muhtaj, a professional player who from her home in Canada spent weeks helping arrange their recent rescue from Afghanistan, flew into the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, for an emotional reunion with the girls’ team late September 29 .
As the sun set over the River Tagus, the girls aged 14-16 and their families gathered on the riverbank and hugged and kissed Ms. Muhtaj amid smiles and tears.
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