Posted: Tue, 8 Mar 2016 15:16
Annie Zaidi: Football coach faced racism, sexism & Islamophobia.
'Annie Zaidi is a female football coach of South Asian heritage. She has passed her FA Level 2 badge and is working towards her Uefa B coaching licence.
With the support of Queens Park Rangers director of football Les Ferdinand and technical director Chris Ramsey, she is involved at the Championship club's academy, and is also the head coach for Leicester City Under-11s girls' team.
In November, 32-year-old Zaidi received the Helen Rollason Award for Inspiration at the Sportswomen of the Year Awards.
An Arsenal fan, her dream is one day to become Gunners manager.
In her own words, she describes why football is her passion and the barriers she has had to overcome.'
Read more on the BBC Sport website.
Source & Image: BBC Sport
More information: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35731494
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