Meet Bermuda Football Player Sh’Nyah Akinstall

August 18, 2017

In the fifth 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 14-year-old Sh’Nyah Akinstall.

Sh’Nyah Akinstall Bermuda Aug 2017

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

It is very exciting and I feel it is a great honor.

2. How will you prepare for the competition?

I will do extras and I will practice more with my right foot because I know that it is my weaker foot.

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

I started playing football when I was 6 years old for Dandy Town with the boys. At that time, I had no idea what I was doing, my daddy had just taken me down there to play.

4. What are your plans for your time in St. Lucia besides Football?

I hope to bond more with the team.

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

I admire Coach Quita because she always encourages me.

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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.

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  1. Quinton Berkley Butterfield says:

    Nice story of how you started!! Thanks for repping Bermuda!!