A number of female players have continued to tie their Islamic headscarves during football matches
History was made at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World after Morocco’s Nouhaila Benzina wore her hijab
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Nouhaila Benzina of Morocco made history recently, becoming the first player to wear a hijab at a FIFA World Cup during her team’s 1-0 victory against South Korea.
The 25-year-old defender, who plays her club football in the north African nation, ran out against the east Asian country in Adelaide to write her name in the history b ooks.
As the use of headscarves on football continues to gain recognition and allowance, Sports Brief recalls hijab-wearing Nigerian player, Abdulazeez Zulfah, who played alongside Neymar Junior in 2022.