Christy Ucheibe

"After every tough game, you just have to get over it. There are things you can’t control, and I try to focus on the ones I can. It’s okay to reflect and work on your performance, but the key is to move ahead."

"Be yourself, do your thing, and be confident in yourself. But most importantly, know God first, because God is great."

"We are strong. We never say never. We are the Super Falcons of Nigeria. That was our mentality."

"We motivated one another. We believed we could do it. We believed in what we are capable of."

"It’s a competition, and everyone is going there to fight for the trophy."

"This is a step toward achieving our aim in this competition. We want to keep winning until we reach our goal."

"The spirit in the camp is high. We are good to go. I know we are here to compete. Going to the Olympics is so special to me. I will always cherish this moment because so many people dreamt of playing at the Olympics and it never came to pass."

"I am going to say it is tough. It's a mental thing. It is just about getting your mind focused and ready for anything that comes because I know what I am putting myself through."

"I feel like the moment I stop playing and growing, so many people coming after me are going to suffer."

"I always keep pushing myself and staying focused on everything I do."

"The world is changing. Football is changing. People are growing. We still need to do more back home. The facilities need improvement. For me, I think we need to get the grassroots teams back"

"They need to invest more in women's football in Nigeria. The welfare of players is very important. Teams should start taking responsibility for their players, especially when they are injured. They need to do more. Player welfare is very important in women's football."

"In Nigeria, I think investors focus more on the men than the women."

"I want to give credit to Nigeria in this aspect: our women's league is good and strong. We just need people to come and invest."

"It has been tough playing where it is taboo for female footballers to play in Kano city. People feel like females don’t have anything to do with playing football and there’s no female team in Kano. Anytime they try to bring up the female team, it does not go anywhere. I feel it is because of the culture and how they see things differently."

"Well, it was tough but here am today, so the past is over and I am in the future."