Afghanistan, June 3 -- Afghanistan's Khalida Popal won the Best Sports Book Award for My Beautiful Sisters, highlighting her fight for women's football.
Khalida Popal, former captain of the Afghanistan national women's football team, has been honored with the Best Sports Book of 2025 award in London for her book My Beautiful Sisters. The prestigious ceremony, organized by the London Sports Book Awards Foundation, recognized Popal's book as a powerful and inspiring account of her struggles and achievements in advancing women's football in Afghanistan amid cultural and political challenges.
The book's compelling narrative, highlighting Popal's courage, perseverance, and her efforts to create opportunities for Afghan female athletes despite ...