Break a Nail: Wearing a hijab and playing football is challenging

Meet the first girl to put on hijab during a professional football match in Ghana.

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00:00I am the first person to wear a hijab in Ghana.

00:05I am a woman of the Bano community.

00:09I represent Bobo as a Muslim.

00:15I am free. I have no problems with being free.

00:19My name is Sadat. I am from Ghana.

00:30I am a woman of the Bano community.

00:33I am a woman of the Bano community.

00:35I am a woman of the Bano community.

00:39I don't have any problems with being a woman.

00:44I am not a person who becomes a high society woman.

00:51I am a woman who does not have any problem with other women.

00:55My role model is my parents.

00:57My role model is my parents.

01:02I started wearing hijab when I was two years old in France.

01:12Just punch the ball, oh!

01:17In the Muslim community, there are a lot of people who wear hijab and cut their hair.

01:30When I was young, I used to cut my hair and complain to my father.

01:36But now, there are a lot of Muslims who wear hijab and cut their hair.

01:46I used to wear hijab and cut my hair.

02:04I was very happy when I found out that I had a daughter.

02:09I didn't know that she was my daughter.

02:12I felt so proud to have a daughter.

02:16I was so happy and proud to have a daughter.

02:20I felt like I was a part of a family.

02:23I was so happy that I was able to find a partner who would love me.

02:28I am very happy to be a part of this project and to be a part of it.