Australia grants citizenship to two Iranian women's football players who sought asylum
Two Iranian women's football players who sought asylum in Australia have been granted citizenship. The move may allow them to represent Australia in professional football.
This handout photo, taken and released on March 16, 2026, by Brisbane Roar FC, shows Iranian footballers Fatemeh Pasandideh (front row, fourth right) and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh (front row, fourth left) posing with Brisbane Roar players during a training session. STR / AFP Two members of the Iranian women's football team who claimed asylum in Australia in March have been granted citizenship. Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh said in a statement Thursday, August 6, that Immigration Minister Tony Burke swore them in the day before at a citizenship ceremony in their Australian home city of Brisbane. Friends and supporters from the local Iranian community attended the ceremony.
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