The article didn’t say any of that... where did you read that?
Actually four were Nepalese and it was the Embassy not consulate.
Most of the players were about 18 to 20 years old, said Cassie Childers, the team’s coach. India does not recognize the players as refugees from Tibet, she said, but as legal residents of India; four players are Nepali citizens.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/28/tibet-womens-soccer-visas-denied