Golden Ball winner at the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, Oluebube Umejiaku, has said her drive to succeed in football comes from her desire to end her mother’s suffering and give her a better life.
The Flamingos forward spoke to BBC News Pidgin about growing up in a family with little financial means and said she would never give up on her career.
“It’s not easy coming out from a family that has nothing. It was a very big challenge for me to make it in life. No matter how, in this football career, I won’t give up. I cannot give up,” Umejiaku said.
She said her mother’s hardship remained her biggest motivation, particularly the way people treat her.
“I can’t give up because of my mother; she has suffered a lot. I need to take her out of where she is. People insult her, talk to her anyhow.
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