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Rival Players Shield Footballer From View After Her Hijab Comes Loose During Match (FILE)

A moment from a 2018 Jordanian soccer match has gone viral after being shared widely on social media this month as a quintessential example of good sportswomanship.

In the clip, a group of players from Shabab al-Ordon Club form a phalanx around player 16 for Amman Club, the opposing team, to keep her from view while she puts her hijab back in place after it came loose while she was running.

The game, a Final Women’s League match held on October 5, 2018, was momentarily paused as player 16 adjusted herself.

According to the Jordan Football Association, the players who form the human shield are Stephanie Naber (#8), Hiba Fakherdine (#18), Shurooq Shathily (#20), Yasmeen Khair (#7), and Noor Zoqash (#3). Number 16 from the Amman Club did not wish to be named, the association said. Credit: Jordan Football Association via Storyful