Zohib Islam Amiri is a current Afghanistan international who made the most out of his circumstances growing up as a refugee in Pakistan to playing football in top clubs across the Indian Subcontinent. Q: How did you get into football? A: I have to thank my brothers for…
From Being A Refugee to Afghanistan’s National Team – The Narrative
“Before Taliban it was football and after Taliban it was football….” On December 11th, 2011 – a dejected 20-year-old Zohib Islam Amiri knew he would have to work a lot harder to prove his credentials on the international stage. Afghanistan had just lost in the finals of the…