Women’s footballers rush to shield a rival player from male spectators’ gazes when her hijab is ripped from her head during a challenge in match in Jordan
- Teammates in Jordan tackled their rival player when her hijab suddenly slips
- Players stop mid-game to huddle around their opponent and give her privacy
- She is able to fix her hijab as the players stop for 30 seconds in a tight circle
- The game was the final Women’s League match in Jordan, October last year
Five female football players stop mid-game to shield an opponent player after her hijab comes loose during a tackle.
The teammates from Shabab Al-Ordon Club, Jordan, who were winning by one goal, challenged the rival player from the Amman Club, when suddenly her hijab slipped.
Footage shows the woman shield her hairline from spectators as the opposition teammates stop mid-game to help her.
Tammates from Shabab Al-Ordon Club (red) , Jordan, winning by one goal, tackled the rival player from the Amman Club (green)
Suddenly her hijab slips and the woman holds her head to shield her hairline from cameras
As the woman crouches down on the pitch and adjusts her hijab, three of her opponents huddle around her as another two walk over to create a tight circle.
The players stopped for 30 seconds during the final Women’s League match in October last year.
And the video has gone viral with 87,900 likes on Twitter after it was posted by American sports channel ESPN on Wednesday.
Three of the women from the opposition create a semi-circle as the woman crouches on the ground
Five of the opposition teammates rush to create a tight circle around the woman as she adjusts her hijab in private
Users were quick to praise the act of sportsmanship and described it as a ‘beautiful’ gesture.
Erwin Hesse commented: What an amazing display of cultural awareness within a competitive setting.
‘These players instantly shifted their minds from trying to win a game to an inclusive mindset to help an opponent for something bigger than the game. Beautiful!’
Twitters users were quick to praise the ‘beautiful’ scene showing sportsmanship and compassion
Margaret Vincent from Colarado added: ‘Love that her competitors immediately knew what happened and how important it was to her. This is beautiful.’