Meet Bermuda Football Player Danni Watson

In the ninth in a series of profiles of football players who will be part of the team representing Bermuda at CONCACAF Caribbean Women’s Under-20 Qualifier that will take place on July 19, July 21, and July 23 at National Sports Center, we spotlight 14-year-old Danni Watson.

1. How does it feel to have been selected for such an elite squad?

It feels pretty good to have been selected for such an elite squad because even though I have been picked for it before, being picked again and to be playing in Bermuda this time just makes it another story.

2. How will you prepare for the competition?

Personally, I started drinking more water and I started eating better and doing more fitness outside of training.

3. When did you start playing football and what prompted you to start?

I started playing football when I was 5 years old. I didn’t really want to play football at first but once I started I loved it and I have been playing ever since.

4. Do you feel that girls’ and women’s’ football gets enough support from the local community?

I feel like we do get a decent amount of support but not as much as we would like to have. If we could get a little bit more support from the public, it would be so much better for us.

5. Which Bermudian athlete, coach or sporting figure do you admire most and why?

I would have to say Coach Naquita Robinson, I admire her so much because she recruited me when I was 11 to play with the National Academy and even though it was with a high level of players she saw the potential in me and put me in and I have been doing well ever since.

6. How does it feel to get the opportunity to play in your own country and in front of a home crowd?

It is a great opportunity that not every footballer gets especially women footballers, so it is a great opportunity and I am willing to make the most of it.

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