Fifa wants Mercy Akide-Udoh at Women's Soccer Symposium

 Federation of International Football Association (FIFA), has invited former Nigerian international Mercy Akide-Udoh to the 6^th FIFA Women’s Football Symposium taking place in Vancouver, Canada between Friday, July 3 and Sunday, July 5, 2015.

Akide-Udoh, who played for Nigeria at the 1995, 1999 and 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup finals, is one of FIFA’s 15 Ambassadors for Women’s Football.

"Marvellous"  Mercy also played for Nigeria at the Women’s Football Tournament of the 2000 and 2004 Olympics in Australia and Greece . She was the first African Woman Player of the Year in 2002.

She played professionally for San Diego Spirit and Hampton Roads Piranhas in the US, and was voted into the USL Hall of Fame.She holds a USSF National Youth Coaching Certificate.

Mercy and C-Ronaldo at a function

Thirty nine year old Mercy will attend the three –day symposium that will take place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Vancouver and will also be a special guest of the world body at the final match of the 7^th FIFA Women’s World Cup taking place at the BC Place, Vancouver on Sunday, July 5.

Similarly, President of the Nigeria Football Federation Amaju Pinnick, has also been specially invited by FIFA to attend the symposium, which has the objective of outlining fresh development strategies for women’s football across the globe.

Among the topics for discussion at the symposium are “Women in Football,” “Powerplay: Giving African women and girls a voice through the sport of football,” and “The business side of the game.”