AFGHANISTAN'S female footballers have been in the news over the last couple of years, and Brighouse Town were delighted to give a group of them a warm welcome to West Yorkshire earlier this week.

After the country's capital Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021, the Afghan national women’s team was evacuated from Kabul to Australia, while the youth football team was granted asylum in Portugal.

Months later, 130 female footballers and their families from the youth development team fled for Pakistan on temporary visas before securing a safe place in the UK.

And the Afghanistan Women's development team were at Calderdale College on Tuesday night for a special training session.

On Twitter, Brighouse Town Women's manager Rob Mitchell said: “It's amazing how football has the ability to bring people together.

“I'm so humbled and proud to be part of such an amazing experience.

“My players are a credit to the club for the way they welcomed every player and made them feel part of the team.”