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Nouhaila Benzina is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a defender for ASFAR and the Morocco women's national team. In July 2023, she made history as the first female player to ever wear an Islamic headscarf at the senior-level FIFA Women's World Cup. Wikipedia
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Morocco earned a surprise victory over South Korea on Sunday to secure the country’s first win at a Women’s World Cup in a match where Nouhaila Benzina also made history.
Striker Ibtissam Jraidi scored the only goal of the match in a 1-0 victory as Morocco became the third debutants to win a game at this tournament.
It was a match filled with significant landmarks.
Defender Benzina started for Morocco to become the first player to wear a hijab at a senior-level Women’s World Cup. Benzina, making her first appearance at the tournament, almost capped an impressive performance
with a goal, but volleyed over the crossbar.
Morocco’s Nouhaila Benzina made history on Sunday by becoming the first player to wear a hijab at a World Cup during their 1-0 win over South Korea.
The 25-year-old defender was an unused substitute for Morocco’s opening 6-0 defeat against Germany last week but was selected in the starting line-up by manager Reynald Pedros for the crucial match in Adelaide.
Benzina, who plays in Morocco for AS FAR (Association’s Sports of Forces Armed Royal), is the first player to wear a hijab at a senior women’s international tournament.
Fifa had previously banned the hijab on health and safety grounds but that was changed in 2014 before the Under-17 Women’s World Cup that was held in Jordan.
Morocco are now level on three points with Germany and Colombia, who play each other later on Sunday. South Korea have zero points and will be eliminated if Germany avoid defeat.
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