Debutantes Morocco gained their first-ever victory at the FIFA Women's World Cup in a night witnessed the presence of the first-ever football player with hijab in the history of the tournament, Nouhaila Benzina.
Morocco's Nouhaila Benzina became the first player to wear a hijab at a #FIFAWWC in their 1-0 win over South Korea 👏 pic.twitter.com/7abEjHNZRa
— B/R Football (@brfootball) July 30, 2023
Benzina plays for AS FAR (Association's Sports of Forces Armed Royal).
Who is Nouhaila Benzina, the first hijabi footballer playing for Morocco at the Women’s World Cup pic.twitter.com/9KphKgc9Mx
— TRT World (@trtworld) July 25, 2023
The Morocco soldiers claimed a 1-0 victory over South Korea in their second Group H contest on Sunday.
The game also witnessed the scoring of Morocco's first-ever goal in the tournament's history by Ibtissam Jraidi.
Hanane Ait El Haj passed a cross from the right and Jraidi made her way to the ball to make contact with a header that went to the nets.
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