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Soccer player with hijab accused of being a man: "100 percent a guy"

2021-11-17T16:21:34.471Z


Crazy accusation in women's football: After a defeat against Iran, the Jordanian Football Association doubts the gender of the opposing goalkeeper.


Crazy accusation in women's football: After a defeat against Iran, the Jordanian Football Association doubts the gender of the opposing goalkeeper.

Jordan - Zohreh Koudaei saved two penalty kicks and was the celebrated heroine in the Iranian women's soccer victory over Jordan.

But after the game, she is confronted with serious allegations: is she really a woman?

This is exactly what the Jordanian Football Association is questioning after the defeat - and calling on the Asian Confederation (AFC) to carry out a gender check.

The Jordanian association chief Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein shared the letter on Twitter.

"If this turns out to be true, it is a very serious problem," he wrote.

The AFC should "wake up".

No relevance to previous tweets but it's a very serious issue if true.

Please wake up @theafcdotcom pic.twitter.com/egk678CXCX

- Ali Al Hussein (@AliBinAlHussein) November 13, 2021

Man or woman?

Iranian goalkeeper under fire - Jordan calls for review

Jordan’s women were eliminated by losing in qualifying for the Asian championship.

Iran's team boss rejected the allegations.

“Our medical department has given every player a hormonal check-up in order to avoid problems.

We will immediately provide any documentation requested by the AFC.

These allegations are just a pretext because they cannot accept our victory, ”she said.

Iran's women had qualified for the finals of the Asian Cup for the first time by beating favorite Jordan in the qualifier.

The tournament will be held in India next January.

After Losing to #Iran 4-2 penalties, #Jordan Claims the Goalkeeper of Women's Soccer Team Zohreh Koudaei is a Man, demands investigation from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).



Zohreh Koudaei blocked 2 goal attempts by the Jordanian team, resulting in Iran's qualification.

pic.twitter.com/jVmX1xm0xj

- GAROWE ONLINE (@GaroweOnline) November 16, 2021

Iran has already tricked men on the women's team once

The case is making waves in the media in both Iran and Jordan.

In his letter, Al-Hussein recalls the “history of Iran with gender and doping problems”.

There was a case of gender fraud in 2015: At that time, eight men actually played in the Iranian women's team.

The Iranian women's team plays with so-called hijabs (headgear), which means that the gender of the players cannot always be clearly determined from the outside.

There is heated discussion on social media.

A Facebook user comments on a post by

SportBible

: “That's 100 percent a guy”.

Others counter this: “Put yourself in their shoes.

That is bullying and shameful, ”warns another.

It remains to be seen whether the AFC will initiate an investigation.

There was initially no official statement.

Meanwhile, the future of German skiing is being discussed in Germany.

Felix Neureuther predicts a dark time.

(epp)

Source: merkur

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