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Iran women's goalkeeper accused of being a man

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Zohreh Joudaei was Iran's hero saving two penalties in the Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers [photo courtesy ]

Jordan Football Association (FA) called on the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to launch an investigation and determine the sex of goalkeeper of the Iranian women's football team Zohreh Koudaei.

Iran had qualified for their first-ever 2022 Women's Asia Cup after a 4-2 shoot-out win over Jordan back in September.

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