The footballer of the national team Morocco Nouhaila Benzina will become the first player with hijab in playing a worldanother of the historical milestones of this Women’s Cup that is played in Australia and New Zealand.
“The Moroccan star will be the first player to participate in the championship competitions with a veil”confirmed FIFA on its official Twitter account.
The 25-year-old footballer plays for Morocco’s Royal Army Football Club (FAR), joining the Moroccan national team in 2018.
Morocco became the first North African and Arab country to participate in the final of the continental tournament, Wafcon (African Cup of Nations, in Spanish) by beating Nigeria, and thus qualifying for the World Cup.
FIFA banned the use of any type of headscarf, considering the garment to be “a security risk.”
The ban was later lifted, but numerous countries and federations still ban their players from wearing the hijab.
So far, Benzina is expected to be the only one wearing the headscarf when Morocco faces Germany in Group H of the World Cup on Monday.
The hijab is a garment that covers the head and is part of the identity of some Muslim women.
Source: Ambito
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