Bermuda Football Player Chechulae Dowling
In the eleventh in a series of profiles of football players who will be part of the team representing Bermuda at the CONCACAF Caribbean Women’s U17 Qualifier this month, we spotlight 12-year-old Chechulae Dowling.
1. How does it feel to have been selected for such an elite squad?
It is an honor because not a lot of girls get this opportunity.
2. How will you prepare for the competition?
I will just continue to do a lot of training and to stay focused.
3. When did you start playing football and what prompted you to start?
I started playing football when I was 8 years old, I saw that many other girls were succeeding in the sport and I wanted to be like some of those girls.
4. What are your plans for your time in St. Lucia besides Football?
I just want to try and have fun and explore a new country that I have never been to.
5. Which Bermudian athlete, coach or sporting figure do you admire most and why?
I admire Coach Quita because she pushes girls to do their best and stay focused.
The CONCACAF Caribbean U17 Qualifier will take place this month in St Lucia, with the Bermuda team set to match up against St Lucia on August 22nd, Antigua & Barbuda on August 24th, and Aruba on August 26th.
