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Dream of football a reality for 17 year old female Iranian asylum seeker

Melika Dolatabadi and family

She used to disguise herself as a boy, so she could go to stadiums to watch football games in her native Iran. Now, a young asylum seeker is playing as a midfielder in Melbourne and she's hoping to make her adopted country proud. Details can be heard here in Dari.


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By Sarah Abo

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She used to disguise herself as a boy, so she could go to stadiums to watch football games in her native Iran. Now, a young asylum seeker is playing as a midfielder in Melbourne and she's hoping to make her adopted country proud. Details can be heard here in Dari.



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