When the scout knocked on the door of Josephine Chukwunonye’s one-room home in Lagos, Nigeria, her father told him to leave. But Josephine (aka Alinco) pleaded – “Dad, if you don’t let me play, I will die” – until her father gave in. When she told her mother that one day she would use her soccer earnings to build her family a house, her mother laughed: “Child, that doesn’t happen for girls.” But Alinco kept dreaming anyway: at night, sleeping on the floor with her six family members beside her, she thought to herself, “One day I will change our lives.” This is the story of Alinco – and a Nigerian professional league that allows women to change the fates of their families.

<p>When the scout knocked on the door of Josephine Chukwunonye’s one-room home in Lagos, Nigeria, her father told him to leave. But Josephine (aka Alinco) pleaded – “Dad, if you don’t let me play, I will die” – until her father gave in. When she told her mother that one day she would use her soccer earnings to build her family a house, her mother laughed: “Child, that doesn’t happen for girls.” But Alinco kept dreaming anyway: at night, sleeping on the floor with her six family members beside her, she thought to herself, “One day I will change our lives.” This is the story of Alinco – and a Nigerian professional league that allows women to change the fates of their families.</p>

From Santos, Brazil to Queens New York; from Lagos, Nigeria to Adelaide, Australia, we take you inside the lives of dreamers – of women’s soccer players willing to risk everything for a game. These are stories of far-flung adventures, of heartbreak, endurance, and joy – in unequal doses. HUSTLE RULE is about finding something you love and doing whatever it takes to keep it – no matter what. Hosted by Hannah Waddingham. Based on the book Under the Lights and in the Dark, by Gwendolyn Oxenham.

<p>From Santos, Brazil to Queens New York; from Lagos, Nigeria to Adelaide, Australia, we take you inside the lives of dreamers &ndash; of women&rsquo;s soccer players willing to risk everything for a game. These are stories of far-flung adventures, of heartbreak, endurance, and joy &ndash; in unequal doses. HUSTLE RULE is about finding something you love and doing whatever it takes to keep it &ndash; no matter what. Hosted by Hannah Waddingham. Based on the book Under the Lights and in the Dark, by Gwendolyn Oxenham.</p>

Hustle Rule: The Untold Stories of Women’s Soccer

EPISODE 1: ALINCO- THE SUPER FALCON

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/5b3e83db-6864-4d4c-b74f-aebb011af275/transcript

Advertisement