Hijab falls off women player during football match

After the headscarf (hijab) of a female soccer player from Jordan fell of during a match, other players gathered around her to form a protective shield.

According to a video shared on Twitter by the Jordanian Football Association. the headscarf of the player, whose identity is as yet uncertain, partially came off at a match.

Bigger than sports.

When a soccer player's hijab started falling off to reveal her hair, her opponents gathered around to provide cover while she fixed it. (via @JordanFA) pic.twitter.com/rSUxM0S5Xe

— ESPN (@espn) October 23, 2019

As the woman player quickly tried to put the scarf back on, and fell down to the ground in embarrassment, other players, even from the opposing team, gathered around her to give her some privacy.

It is pertinent to mention here that the championship had featured football teams from Jordan, Palestine, Bahrain, Lebanon and United Arab Emirates. Jordan-based club Shabab al Ordon had won the title.