I have been playing football and basketball in my school and club teams since childhood. During my training sessions, I noticed how some sports coaches had been promoting the notion that girls can’t play sports. I was very offended when the coaches used phrases like ‘you are a girl’, ‘you are playing like a girl,’ and those kinds of statements. I thought I need to demolish these differences between men and women.
Read MoreOne of my major achievements was helping women and girls from a community get rid of their self-made barriers. I can happily and proudly say that I gave exposure to around 800 girls from the community who were stuck in those barriers. I made them - and their parents, realize that football can be played in any kind of clothing, even while wearing a hijab - all you need is your foot to play. Those girls are now into football! The schools in that locality have started their own girls’ football teams and they participate in various tournaments.
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