DDHK News, Italy - For the first time in the history of Italian football, a Muslim woman wearing a headscarf led a soccer match. Chahida Chekkafi, an Italian girl with Moroccan blood, was the referee for the San Luigi vs Karimou Stradevar football team match in northern Italy.
As reported Morocco World NewsBorn and raised in Italy, 16 year old Chahida is the referee for the youth soccer league in Italy. His expertise in leading the match invited admiration from those who knew him. This talent is likely inherited from his mother who was also a soccer player in Morocco.
Italian Daily Corriere Della Sera includes an article about Chahida Chekkafi on the front page and quotes from a statement by the President of the Refereeing Committee in Milan. It is said, Chahida Chekkafi is a young girl who is shy, but talented and tenacious. (liputan6.com). *
Chahida's Action on Green Field:
