Nouhaila Benzina, the defender of the Moroccan women's national football team, played against the South Korean women's football team as the first player wearing an Islamic hijab in the Women's World Cup, which is being held in New Zealand and Australia, and won the match.

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): Nouhaila Benzina, the defender of the Moroccan women's national football team, was the first player wearing an Islamic headscarf during the match of her country's national team against South Korea in the Women's World Cup.
 
Nouhaila Benzina is a member of the Moroccan Armed Forces Club, which has won the title of the Moroccan Women's Premier League eight times. In the first match of the Moroccan women's national team in the 2023 Women's World Cup, which was jointly hosted by New Zealand and Australia, he witnessed his country's 6-0 loss against Germany from the bench.
 
Ms. Benzina played 90 minutes in the second match of the Moroccan national team, which was held on Sunday in Adelaide city against South Korea. This game ended with Morocco winning 1-0.
 
In this game, the defender of the Moroccan women's national football team not only covered his head hair, but also covered his arms and legs with long legs.
 
Until now, no female player had ever played in a headscarf in a world football competition at the senior level.
 
FIFA's ban on playing with religious clothing, which was imposed with the aim of ensuring the safety of players, was lifted in 2014 following protests by groups of Muslim women's rights activists, Muslim athletes and Islamic governments.
 
Morocco is the first Arab country to qualify for the Women's World Cup. Ghazlan Shabak, the captain of the Moroccan women's national team, said at the end of the match against South Korea: "We are proud to be the first Arab country to participate in the Women's World Cup. We feel that we have a big responsibility and we have to present a good image of ourselves."
 
Experts say; While Western claimants consider the Islamic veil and hijab as an obstacle for sports, in recent years, considering that a large number of Muslim women have appeared in various competitions with Islamic hijab and have achieved important positions, these claims it has been proven wrong and hijab has never been an obstacle to sports and victory.