“It’s excellent to be recognised as a champion for girls and women in football and have that opportunity, both on the field and on a committee level, to let girls and women see that..'
Very few can match the impact Elaine Junk has had on women’s football in Northern Ireland, and that is why she has handpicked for a major award.Simone Magill and Jacqueline Burns, Northern Ireland’s first professional women’s footballers, hailed from Mid-Ulster FC, the club where Junk is currently chair and helped found in 2000.
“If you can see it, you can believe. We can see now that it’s possible for someone to become an international footballer and an elite footballer, but there’s also plenty of opportunities on the government side as well to become a leader off the field. One of Junk’s main passions is giving more girls the possibility to pick up football from a young age, something she has pushed during her time at Mid-Ulster.
“The success of any club will depend on the people, the projects that you’re running, the partnerships that you have and the plans that you have in place. In terms of Mid-Ulster, we are currently looking at having around 200 girls and they’re playing football from the age of four.
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