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‘This Is Bullying From Jordan’: Iran’s Female Goalkeeper Vows to Sue JFA Over Gender Allegations
‘This Is Bullying From Jordan’: Iran’s Female Goalkeeper Vows to Sue JFA Over Gender Allegations
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‘This Is Bullying From Jordan’: Iran’s Woman Goalkeeper Vows to Sue JFA Over Gender Allegations
2021-11-18T01:34+0000
2021-11-18T01:34+0000
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The goalkeeper of the Iranian women's national football team, 32-year-old Zohreh Koudaei, claimed that the approach of the Jordanian Football Association (JFA) is insulting and she is determined to take legal action, the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported on Wednesday.The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) refused to comment on the proceedings. According to the Iranian team's coach, Maryam Irandoost, “the medical staff have carefully examined each player on the national team in terms of hormones to avoid any problems in this regard,” according to the Daily Mail.“We will provide any documentation that the Asian Confederation of Football wishes without wasting time,” she said. “These allegations are just an excuse not to accept the defeat against the Iranian women's national team.”The women's teams of Iran and Jordan met on 25 September in a qualification match for the 2022 Asian Cup. Regulation time ended with a score of 0:0, while in the penalty shootout Zohreh Koudaei managed to save two of them, allowing the Iranian team to qualify for the final part of the tournament with a 4-2 score.JFA has demanded medical expertise from the AFC to confirm the sex of the Iranian goalkeeper.
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‘This Is Bullying From Jordan’: Iran’s Female Goalkeeper Vows to Sue JFA Over Gender Allegations
01:34 GMT 18.11.2021 (Updated: 10:59 GMT 07.04.2025) The athlete participated in the qualifying tournament for the Asian Cup and saved two penalties in the match with Jordan, making it to the finals, after which Jordan accused the goalkeeper of being a man and appealed to the Asian Football Confederation demanding an investigation.
The goalkeeper of the Iranian women's national football team, 32-year-old Zohreh Koudaei, claimed that the approach of the Jordanian Football Association (JFA) is insulting and she is determined to take legal action, the Turkish newspaper
Hurriyet reported on Wednesday.
“I am a woman. This is bullying from Jordan,” the athlete said. “I will sue the Jordan FA.”
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) refused to comment on the proceedings. According to the Iranian team's coach, Maryam Irandoost, “the medical staff have carefully examined each player on the national team in terms of hormones to avoid any problems in this regard,” according to
the Daily Mail.
“We will provide any documentation that the Asian Confederation of Football wishes without wasting time,” she said. “These allegations are just an excuse not to accept the defeat against the Iranian women's national team.”
The women's teams of Iran and Jordan met on 25 September in a qualification match for the 2022 Asian Cup. Regulation time ended with a score of 0:0, while in the penalty shootout Zohreh Koudaei managed to save two of them, allowing the Iranian team to qualify for the final part of the tournament with a 4-2 score.
JFA has demanded medical expertise from the AFC to confirm
the sex of the Iranian goalkeeper.
