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Regional Winner, Africa: Lola Akinmade Åkerström (Nigeria)

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Lola Akinmade Åkerström

Notes on Carving your own Boundaries

Walking up onto that muddy rugby pitch. Burly men stopped playing and watched in silence as I approached them. They peered down at me as I stopped within their midst. “I am Lola,” I introduced myself. “I know you don’t have a women’s rugby team but I will help you start one.”

 Moments of silence followed until their English captain reached out his mud-covered hand and shook mine.

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