On Friday, a British media outlet highlighted the behavior of Algerian international player Gwen Hijam.
Left defender Hajjam (23 years old) joined the English club Brighton last summer, coming from the Swiss team Young Boys, for five seasons.
The “Sports Bible” platform reported that Hijam insists on wearing a turban that extends to the knees, due to his religiosity (covering the private parts).
She added that all the pictures that the Algerian international publishes on social media platforms clearly highlight this behavior.
The British media indicated, somewhat enigmatically, that Hajam has 373,000 followers on Instagram. In an implicit phrase that I conveyed cleverly, it means that the Algerian international can “religiously” influence a large number of his fans.
It is noteworthy that the British website bears a “religious” name (Pebble)! Even if they claim it is a metaphor!
However, British stadiums remain “mercier” than the French’s racism. This is because Gwen Hijam insisted on fasting Ramadan at the beginning of 2023, but the coach of his French team Nantes, Antoine Kombouare (at the time), resorted to punishing him with suspension. He claimed that hunger and thirst negatively affect the player’s performance on the green rectangle.
For reference, wearing the “extra” robe is a behavior that emerged more than 30 years ago. It was worn by the Italian national team playmaker Roberto Baggio in the 1994 World Cup in America (last photo), even though he was then and still currently embraces Buddhism.
