Football: Asian boss urges lifting of hijab ban
My colleagues in the AFC Executive Committee strongly support the idea: AFC acting President.
KUALA LAMPUR:
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) acting President Zhang Jilong urged the game’s top law-making body to lift a controversial ban on headscarves, saying new designs can prevent neck injuries to women players.
“I would like to request the International Football Association Board to review the rule and allow women players to play wearing a safe headscarf that covers the neck,” said Zhang. “My colleagues in the AFC Executive Committee strongly support the idea.”
Zhang added that several new designs of headscarves were now available. “I’ve seen the new designs with a velcro joined at the neck which releases if the headscarf is pulled, ensuring the player’s safety.”
Published in The Express Tribune, January 31st, 2012
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) acting President Zhang Jilong urged the game’s top law-making body to lift a controversial ban on headscarves, saying new designs can prevent neck injuries to women players.
“I would like to request the International Football Association Board to review the rule and allow women players to play wearing a safe headscarf that covers the neck,” said Zhang. “My colleagues in the AFC Executive Committee strongly support the idea.”
Zhang added that several new designs of headscarves were now available. “I’ve seen the new designs with a velcro joined at the neck which releases if the headscarf is pulled, ensuring the player’s safety.”
Published in The Express Tribune, January 31st, 2012