Iranian women footballers reveal ‘enormous pressure’ of the Asian Cup saga

Tehran, Iran – When Iranian footballer Mona Hamoudi boarded the flight to Australia, she held one ambition: to play well at the Women’s Asian Cup.

What she could not have anticipated was that the tournament would become, in her own words, “a test of everything; my skills as a player, my patience and my ability to make difficult decisions under enormous pressure”.

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