{"id":351714,"date":"2023-07-30T06:45:26","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T06:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/07\/30\/moroccos-nouhaila-benzina-makes-history-with-hijab-at-fifa-womens-world-cup-football-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-07-30T06:45:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T06:45:26","slug":"moroccos-nouhaila-benzina-makes-history-with-hijab-at-fifa-womens-world-cup-football-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/07\/30\/moroccos-nouhaila-benzina-makes-history-with-hijab-at-fifa-womens-world-cup-football-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Morocco&#8217;s Nouhaila Benzina makes history with hijab at FIFA Women&#8217;s World Cup | Football News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>ADELAIDE: <!-- -->Nouhaila Benzina<!-- --> became the first player to wear a <!-- -->hijab<!-- --> during a <!-- -->FIFA Women&#8217;s World Cup<!-- --> game when she sported the Muslim headscarf in <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/morocco\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Morocco-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/morocco\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Morocco<\/a>&#8216;s match against South Korea on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>World governing body FIFA lifted its ban on footballers wearing the hijab nearly a decade ago, after previous concerns over player safety.<br \/>The 25-year-old defender Benzina, who plays her club <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/football\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-football-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/football\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">football<\/a> in Morocco, ran out against South Korea in Adelaide to write her name in the history books.<\/p>\n<p>Benzina shared social media posts in the lead-up to the World Cup about wearing a hijab, but has not spoken to the media in Australia and New Zealand about it.<br \/>She told broadcaster Al Jazeera recently it would be a proud moment.<br \/>&#8220;Lots of work was done over many years, and thank God it had a positive result,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We hope to play at a high level and honour Moroccans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"football-match\" msid=\"102246325\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-102246325,width-600,resizemode-4\/102246325.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"em \">(AI image)<\/span><br \/>Several other sports have lifted hijab bans in recent years, including basketball, but it is still not allowed during official football matches in France.<br \/>The Moroccan women, coached by Frenchman Reynald Pedros, are at their first <!-- -->Women&#8217;s World Cup<!-- --> on the back of a historic runners-up finish at the 2022 Women&#8217;s Africa Cup of Nations.<br \/>They were thrashed 6-0 by Germany in their tournament opener, with Benzina remaining on the bench.<\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? 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