ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A Kurdish women’s football team in Turkey’s southeastern Hakkari (Colemerg) province has secured a playoff position in the Turkish Football Federation (TFF), state media said on Monday. Yuksekova (Gever) Sports Club secured the playoffs in the women’s league by defeating 1207 Antalyaspor Women's Football Club 1-0 at home, The state-owned Anadolu Agency reported. The Kurdish team has won 12 games in the 2024-2025 season and remains undefeated. Many senior members of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) attended the final match and celebrated Gever’s victory, according to Anadolu. Among the officials, were Gever district mayor Mustafa Akin, Gever AKP Chairman Zeydin Kaya, and Gever Chamber of Industry and Commerce President Salih Ozdemir. The two groups in the TFF consist of Yuksekova (Gever) Sports Club as the winner, followed by 1207 Antalyaspor in Group B, and Dudullu Spor, and Giresun Sanayispor in Group A.
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