Iranian media named the gamers as Zahra Sarbali, Mona Hamoudi, Zahra Ghanbari, Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramazani-Zadeh.
It mentioned different staff members have been nonetheless in Australia and quoted Shojaei as saying the squad had deliberate to return to Iran through Dubai, however the United Arab Emirates had not allowed them to take action.
It mentioned efforts have been now anticipated to be made for the staff to return through Malaysia and Turkey.
The Iranian staff sang their nationwide anthem and saluted earlier than their second match towards Australia, sparking fears amongst human rights campaigners that the ladies had been coerced by authorities minders.
When requested whether or not Australia would grant the gamers asylum, Matt Thistlethwaite, the assistant minister for international affairs and commerce, mentioned the federal government couldn’t go into particular person circumstances for privateness causes.
