Footballer Karim Benzema performs Umrah, shares experience

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad player, the Frenchman of Algerian origin, Karim Benzema, on Monday, August 7, performed Umrah in Makkah and described it as the ‘best experience’ of his life.

Taking to X,



formerly known as Twitter, Benzema shared a video of himself in an ihram, the garments worn to perform Umrah.

Mashallah, the best of the best. Alhamdulillah,” Benzema said in the video with the Kaaba in the background.