I tell them about what I do when I’m down, how to get out of my own head. I give them a lot of wisdom. - Mercy Akide

Making the transition from player to coach was really difficult, I’m not going to lie. There is not a lot of women coaching because when we’re done, we just want to have families. But because I have so much passion I want to stay in the game, I choose to give back to the young ladies.

For me, there was no substitute for working hard on my own, long after training.

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.