Iranian women’s football team player says she rejected Australia offer
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“My homeland is like my mother. If until yesterday, I had a duty to play on the field, from today I am obliged to be in the street beside the people of my country,” she said.
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Iranian women’s football player Zahra Ahmadizadeh said she had rejected an offer to remain in Australia and would now stand “in the street” beside the people of her country, according to a statement published by Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency.
The Persian-language post identified her as “Seyed Zahra Ahmadizadeh,” a player on Iran’s women’s football team. In the statement, she said: “When residency in Australia was offered to us, I told them I grew up under the shadow of Hazrat Fatemeh Zahra,” referring to Fatimah al-Zahra, a revered figure in Shi’ite Islam.
She added that she had attended mourning ceremonies since childhood.
“My homeland is like my mother,” she said. “If until yesterday I had a duty to play on the field, from today I am obliged to be in the street beside the people of my country, and I will do anything for my flag and my country.”
The Jerusalem Post could not independently verify when the statement was made, whether it was solicited by Tasnim, or what Ahmadizadeh meant by saying “residency” in Australia had been offered. Tasnim’s post gave no date, source, or further details about the alleged offer.
Iranian women’s football player Zahra Ahmadizadeh said she had rejected an offer to remain in Australia. (Tasnim News Agency)
The claim surfaced after reporting on Iran’s women’s national team during and after the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Australia.
Zahra Ahmadizadeh rejects offer to remain abroad
Reuters reported on March 14 that Australia had granted humanitarian visas to seven members of the Iranian delegation after they sought asylum, saying they feared persecution if they returned home after they did not sing the national anthem at a Women’s Asian Cup match. Reuters reported on March 15 that five later withdrew their asylum claims and decided to return, while two remained in Australia.
Ahmadizadeh appears to be a real member of Iran’s women’s national team, but the Post could not independently confirm the circumstances behind theTasnim statement or whether it reflected a voluntary public comment, an interview, or a message prepared for publication.
Reuters has previously described Tasnim as affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.