FIFA 2023 has added its first-ever Hijab-wearing athlete as part of the ongoing 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.Nouhaïla Benzina is the first footballer in the game series’ history to wear a Muslim head covering. In a recent patch, Benzina’s digital appearance in FIFA 2023 was updated to reflect her real-life counterpart. EA announced it had ”updated Nouhaïla Benzina’s player model to include her head covering” (via VGC).The wearing of Hijabs during FIFA-officiated football matches has been a relatively late
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