Chidi said her late grandmother and her father, Prince Chidi, are the two people who encouraged her to play football.

The Imo Strikers Queens forward was part of the Flamingos squad that defeated Japan 2-1 in the final of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, played last weekend in Morocco.

Speaking to BBC News Pidgin, Chidi said, "My grandmother encouraged me to play and now she is no more, it’s just me and my mum now.

"My father is late. It was not easy when I was coming up to play football.

Currently, Prince Chidi is my father; he is the owner of Imo Strikers, my grassroots team, and he encouraged me to play football.