Headscarved Malaysian girl wows with freestyle football skills

Girgijen Labarai July 14, 2018

Author:

AFP

ID:

1531626426627343500

Fri, 2018-07-13 01:49

KLANG, Malaysia: The slick freestyle football moves of a Malaysian Muslim girl have boosted her into the spotlight in a country where the sport is dominated by men.
Sporting a headscarf, Qhouirunnisa’ Endang Wahyudi executed deft moves, juggling the ball before balancing it on her soles and later on her forehead.
“The headscarf is not an obstacle,” the 18-year-old student told AFP at a park in Klang, a city about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of the capital Kuala Lumpur.
“It’s normal. It’s just how you handle it.”

In this photograph taken on July 11, 2018, female football freestyler Qhouirunnisa' Endang Wahyudi, 18, juggles the ball at a park in Klang, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. (AFP/Mohd Rasfan)

In this photograph taken on July 11, 2018, female football freestyler Qhouirunnisa' Endang Wahyudi, 18, juggles the ball at a park in Klang, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. (AFP/Mohd Rasfan)

In this photograph taken on July 11, 2018, female football freestyler Qhouirunnisa' Endang Wahyudi, 18, rests after performing at a park in Klang, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. (AFP/Mohd Rasfan)

In this photograph taken on July 11, 2018, female football freestyler Qhouirunnisa' Endang Wahyudi, 18, performs a chest stall at a park in Klang, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. (AFP/Mohd Rasfan)

In this photograph taken on July 11, 2018, female football freestyler Qhouirunnisa' Endang Wahyudi, 18, performs a chest stall at a park in Klang, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. (AFP/Mohd Rasfan)

In this photograph taken on July 11, 2018, female football freestyler Qhouirunnisa' Endang Wahyudi, 18, performs a chest stall at a park in Klang, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. (AFP/Mohd Rasfan)

In this photograph taken on July 11, 2018, female football freestyler Qhouirunnisa' Endang Wahyudi, 18, juggles the ball at a park in Klang, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. (AFP/Mohd Rasfan)

In this photograph taken on July 11, 2018, female football freestyler Qhouirunnisa' Endang Wahyudi, 18, performs a head stall at a park in Klang, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. (AFP/Mohd Rasfan)

In this photograph taken on July 11, 2018, female football freestyler Qhouirunnisa' Endang Wahyudi, 18, poses for pictures at a park in Klang, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. (AFP/Mohd Rasfan)

In this photograph taken on July 11, 2018, female football freestyler Qhouirunnisa' Endang Wahyudi, 18, controls the ball at a park in Klang, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. (AFP/Mohd Rasfan)

In this photograph taken on July 11, 2018, female football freestyler Qhouirunnisa' Endang Wahyudi, 18, changes her shoes at a park in Klang, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. (AFP/Mohd Rasfan)

In this photograph taken on July 11, 2018, female football freestyler Qhouirunnisa' Endang Wahyudi, 18, performs a chest stall at a park in Klang, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. (AFP/Mohd Rasfan)

In this photograph taken on July 11, 2018, female football freestyler Qhouirunnisa' Endang Wahyudi, 18, juggles the ball at a park in Klang, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. (AFP/Mohd Rasfan)

In this photograph taken on July 11, 2018, female football freestyler Qhouirunnisa' Endang Wahyudi, 18, juggles the ball at a park in Klang, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. (AFP/Mohd Rasfan)

In this photograph taken on July 11, 2018, female football freestyler Qhouirunnisa' Endang Wahyudi, 18, stretches at a park in Klang, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. (AFP/Mohd Rasfan)

Post a Comment

0 Comments