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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
Sport
Matthew Lindsay

Call to increase funding for refugee football - and boost Scotland's World Cup hopes

One of the teams which took part in the Refugee World Cup in Glasgow this summer (Image: Abdul Satar Niazi)

The Refugee World Cup Scotland which is staged at the Toryglen Regional Football Centre on the South Side of Glasgow every summer has grown hugely and diversified greatly during the 14 years it has been running.

Just eight five-a-side teams took part when the tournament – which was set up by Abdul Bostani, the managing director of the charity Glasgow Afghan United, in 2012 - was first held.

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