MONTREAL -- The Quebec Soccer Federation has decided its ban on turbans will stay.
In a decision released Sunday following a Saturday board meeting, the QSF said referees in Quebec must continue to enforce a prohibition on the wearing of turbans, including patkas and keksi.
It's the only minor soccer league in the country where the ban is upheld. Soccer leagues across Canada permit Sikhs to play with their religious head coverings.
The World Sikh Organization of Canada issued a statement Sunday saying it was “deeply saddened” by the decision and that it will continue to fight the ban in Quebec.
FIFA, the international governing body of soccer, doesn't specifically prohibit the turban.
