Federation International Football Association (Fifa) secretary-general Fatma Samoura has challenged women to embrace challenges to attain leadership positions in sports.
The Senegalese became their first-ever female and African secretary-general following her appointment to Fifa in 2016.
And the former UN official, who spoke at this year’s Africa Women’s Sports Summit, held virtually from Ghana on Thursday, admonished aspiring women's leaders in sports to believe in themselves.
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“Don’t underestimate yourself," Samuora was quoted by Fifa.