Nouhaila Benzina made history when she stepped onto the field for Morocco at the Women’s World Cup — and not just as a player for the first Arab or North African nation ever in the tournament ...

Moroccan footballer Nouhaila Benzina is set to make history as she becomes the first-ever hijabi-wearing athlete at the Women’s World Cup. The news arrived less than three weeks after France’s ...

ADELAIDE, Australia -- Stepping onto the field against South Korea in Morocco's second Women's World Cup match, defender Nouhaila Benzina made history as the first player to wear a hijab while ...

Morocco defender Nouhaila Benzina (right) became the first player to wear a hijab in the Women's World Cup, as she helped her team beat South Korea, 1-0, on Sunday. BRENTON EDWARDS/AFP via Getty ...

Morocco’s Benzina becomes the first senior-level Women’s World Cup player to compete in hijab “I have no doubt that more and more women and Muslim girls will look at Benzina and just really ...

History was created at the FIFA Women's World Cup, as Morocco defender Nouhaila Benzina made headlines as the first hijab-clad player during her team's thrilling 1-0 victory over South Korea at the ...

Had Morocco qualified for the Women’s World Cup a decade ago, a player who wanted to wear the hijab during a game might have been forced to choose between that and representing her country.