'Football made my dream come true: The story of sacrifices and success of Coach Edna Agravante

How has football changed the life of a young girl living in a slum area in Pasay City, Metro Manila? Coach Edna Agravante McDonald, a former player of the Philippine Women’s National Football Team reveals her triumphs and sacrifices of being a footballer.

Coach Edna Agravante-McDonald believes that playing football changed the course of her life and made her dreams come true. Source: Skip Tan

Key Points

• Coach Edna used to live in a squatters area in Pasay, Manila.
• The former member of the Philippine Women's football team, Coach Edna Agravante McDonald, arrived in Australia and became a nurse
• Coach Edna's only dream is to leave the slum area and buy a house for her mother.