Woman's Day Magazine NZ

‘Playing Together Again Is A Dream Come True’

When Fatima Yousufi laces up her football boots and steps out onto the pitch in Melbourne, she can’t help but think about the life she’s left behind in her homeland, Afghanistan.

“I thought I had to give up all my dreams,” Fatima, 21, tells Woman’s Day.“But now we’re together and that’s the most important thing.”

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