Nouhaila Benzina

Nouhaila Benzina
نهيلة بنزينة
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-05-11) 11 May 1998
Place of birth Kenitra, Morocco
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
ASFAR
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– ASFAR
International career
2017– Morocco U20
2017– Morocco
Medal record
Representing  Morocco
UNAF Women's Tournament
Winner2020 Tunisia
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
2022 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nouhaila Benzina (Arabic: نهيلة بنزينة; born 11 May 1998) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a defender for AS FAR and the Morocco women's national team.

In July 2023, she made history as the first female player to ever wear an Islamic headscarf (a hijab) at the senior-level FIFA Women's World Cup. She is considered a role model for Muslim female footballers.