The opposite striker currently plays for Turkish club Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.
Ghafour’s general condition is good.
The number of coronavirus patients who have been admitted to the hospital across Iran over the past 24 hours was 702, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said.
Sima Sadat Lari put the death toll from COVID-19 in Iran at 60,512, saying the disease has taken the lives of 81 patients over the past 24 hours.