Mercy Akide

Mercy Joy Akide Udoh (née Akide; born 26 August 1975) is a former Nigerian football player

Quotes

 * On our legacies because we were their role models. We did not bring the trophy home but that (qualifying for the Olympics) was a trophy for us.
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 * The idea was to leave a legacy behind. We prayed and worked extremely hard in training.
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 * We told ourselves that we were not just Nigerians but Africans and that we wanted to make the continent proud.
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 * For me, there was no substitute for working hard on my own, long after training.
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 * “I feel blessed to have been the first woman to win this award back then in 1999."


 * "I am excited that other Nigerians have done it again and I hope that we will see more of this in future."
 * [https://punchng.com/i-feel-blessed-as-first-woman-caf-award-winner-akide/