Asian Football Confederation supports campaign to lift hijab ban on female football players

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By Andrew Warshaw

January 29 – The acting head of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), China’s Zhang Jilong (pictured), has lent his support to the campaign for the wearing of the Islamic headscarf hijab by female footballers during matches.

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