After the question, there was a tense moment and led to the intervention of FIFA, and the subsequent apology from the British chain.
Ghizlane Chebbak, captain of Morocco
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A BBC journalist asked the technician Morocco during a pre-match press conference with Germany in the Women’s World Cup if your team had any homosexual players, because it is prohibited in the african countrywhich produced a tense moment and led to the intervention of the FIFAand the subsequent apology from the British chain.
“In Morocco it is illegal to have a homosexual relationship. Do you have any gay players on your team and what is life like for them in Morocco?“, the reporter asked the DT Reynald Pedroswho was sitting next to the team captain, Ghizlane Chebak, According to a video that went viral on social media.
The surprise by the question
Both the coach and the player laughed. and they were surprised by the question and avoided answering, so a moderator from the FIFA and told the journalist “Sorry, this is a very political question, so we’ll stick to football-related questions.”
“No, it’s not politics. It’s about people, it has nothing to do with politics. Please, let me answer the question,” the journalist replied in the video that circulated today on social networks.
From this episode, the British network acknowledged that “the question was inappropriate.” “We had no intention of causing any harm”said the BBC spokesman.
The team of Morocco will have in this tournament the Moroccan footballer Nouhaila Benzinawho will become the first hijab-wearing player to play a worldanother of the historical landmarks 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 the FIFA on his official account at Twitter.
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