The 25-year-old defender will be the first player to wear the Islamic headscarf at the senior-level Women’s World Cup. She and the Atlas Lionesses face two-time World Cup champions Germany in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday. In recent weeks, she has shared social media posts from others about the history-making nature of her World Cup appearance. Two years later, the under-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan marked the first time Muslim players wore headscarves during an international FIFA event. “There’s a mixture of (Muslim) women that wear hijab and don’t wear a hijab,” Hagi-Hashi said.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 24, 2023 20:00 UTC