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“We have already held talks with the president of the International Federation of Association Football about the participation of Iranian women in matches with full Islamic hijab,” said head of the Iranian Football Federation (IFF) Ali Kaffashian.
“Unfortunately, however, I do not know why the official in charge of the matches refused to let our team play,” ISNA quoted the IFF chief as saying on Saturday.
“Therefore, we will file a complaint to FIFA against the official in charge of the games,” the official added.
On Friday, a Bahraini FIFA official banned the Iranian women’s national soccer team from playing against Jordan in the second round of the qualifiers for the 2012 London Olympic Games in the Jordanian capital city, Amman.
Jordan was announced to have won 3-0 after the Iranian team refused to remove their hijab.
Islamic guidelines require women to cover their hair in public, however, the FIFA woman’s association requires the neck and ears to remain uncovered.
