Overcoming adversity is ingrained in Ode Fulutudilu, the refugee who became an international striker with South Africa. Here, the 31-year-old Glasgow City striker, who has made a blistering start in Scottish football, shares her journey. A year later they settled in Cape Town, South Africa, as refugees but the hardship was relentless. "Because South Africa itself was still recovering from apartheid, there was a lot of unemployment," says Fulutudilu. She turned the downtime into a positive, with South Africa and Glasgow City team-mate Janine van Wijk an immediate source of support.

Source: BBC May 05, 2021 15:50 UTC