Hijabified footballers

FIFA finally approves proper hijab (and not a modified version of it) for all female footballers who wish to wear it. And to commemorate this historic rule change, which honestly I thought would never see the light of day, I have put together some photos of the good people of the beautiful game... all sporting hijab.

Take a look..

(Apologies for the poor editing.. I do not have photoshop.. someone else with minimal skill could have done this alot better than I did.)

 

1. Hope Solo (USA)

Rated as one of the best goalkeepers in the women's game, Hope Solo had to appear first on my list. Looks lovely in turquoise.



2. Players of the Norwegian team 

I'm ashamed to say I do not know their names or their level of skill as much as I know of the more popular USA team... But the hijabee one looks like she does a good job at dribbling and keeping tacklers at bay.



 

3. Lionel Messi (Argentina & Barcelona FC)

Ok so the hijab rule applies only to women (both FIFA-ly and Islamically) but no football list would be complete without him.



4. Sepp Blatter (FIFA PRESIDENT)

And the man, without whose approval, hijab on the pitch would have been only a pipedream. Looks pretty happy with his fabulous grey hijab...



Seriously though, I'm really glad this ban has been lifted. Football being one of the major sports, and FIFA the largest sporting body, this rule change in favour of "proper" hijab speaks volumes about the current sports conditions at the elite level. Hopefully paving the way for more Muslimah athletes in all sporting disciplines.