The Sports Reporter talks about her love of sport, being awarded the Vikki Orvice Scholarship, finding good exclusives and studying mixed martial arts.

We all know breakfast is the most important meal of the working day: so what was on the menu this morning?

Scrambled egg on toast with a cup of tea.

Sum up what you do at News UK in the shortest sentence possible.

I  cover sports news and stories for SunSport.

Lay a bit of context on that?

I mostly cover stories to do with the Women’s Super League – also known as the WSL – which is the top division for women’s football in England but I also do stories on women’s football in general and on teams and players in other leagues and international games.

What attracted you to the role in the first place?

The Vikki Orvice Scholarship was just too good an opportunity to miss out on.

I like the fact the scholarship was established in honour of a journalist that has done so much to encourage more women to work in sports journalism.

I enjoy reading The Sun’s real-life features, goals pull-out and some of the paper’s exclusive interviews with sports personalities, in particular footballers.

One of my favourites was ex-Chelsea Nathaniel Chalobah talking to Justin Allen about the benefits of young players from England playing abroad.

I enjoy watching and writing about sports and football in particular. And I was keen to have the chance to work for one of the biggest nationals in the country which produces stories like the interview with Chalobah.

What’s the most interesting/challenging part of your job?

Match reporting and chatting with football managers and players on topical issues or after a dramatic result is a very interesting part of my job.

The most dramatic match I’ve done so far was Chelsea against Barcelona in the first-ever Women’s Champions League final.

One of my favourite interviews was speaking to Brighton manager Hope Powell about why the numbers of black players in the WSL are low in comparison to the Premier League.

The most challenging and interesting thing is finding good exclusives.

What are the three most important things on your working agenda today?

One of the three biggest things for me today is attending and reporting on an interview with the new manager of England’s Women’s team Sarina Wiegman.

Also finishing off a write-up of an interview with a Northern Ireland player who is due to play against the Lionesses in a World Cup qualifier this month.

Another important thing for me today is finishing off my training courses.

Last book, film, binge watch and sounds you consumed?

The last book I read is Brixton Stories by Biyi Bandele Thomas.

The last film I watched is Suicide Squad.

The TV series I recently binged is Grace and Frankie and the sounds I recently consumed are Bass, Breaks and Beats by DJ EZ.

Who is your role model? And why?

I’d say my older sister Bernice. She is kind, funny, blunt and charismatic and has always encouraged and pushed me.

What is your most treasured possession?

A small family photo album with pictures of family here, in America and in Ghana.

Who would play you in the film of your life?

Nikki Amuka-Bird

Last holiday destination? And why?

My last holiday was in Slovenia. Some good friends invited me to visit their home in an area called Soca Valley to join them at a reggae festival and on a day trip to the Tolmin Gorges

Slovenia is visually stunning and its capital city Ljublana is very picturesque.

You’ve won ten million on the Lottery – what do you do?

I’d split a portion of the money with my family. I would probably invest some money in business and property, spend some money on a holiday with friends and I would donate the rest to charities including a community project in Manchester called Kyso, two football projects in London (St Matthew’s and Lambeth Tigers) and some projects in Ghana, Haiti and Sierra Leone. 

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?

Don’t be afraid to come out of your comfort zone. 

What one bit of advice would you give someone wanting to do your job?

To get as much sports writing and reporting experience as possible.

Tell us something not many people know about you…?

I studied mixed martial arts (at a school called MD Martial Arts) for a few years.

Who would be your three Fantasy Dinner Party guests? And why?

Richard Pryor because of his caustic sense of humour. Arthur Wharton to find out what it was like for him coming from Ghana to England to be a missionary and then playing football between 1885 and 1902 and Vivienne Westwood to find out what inspired her to create punk fashion. 

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