"People looked down on my mother for the colour of her skin. "We're in 2020 but racism is still an issue, I have experienced it," she said. "Only a few people can see them."Įgonu, who was born in Italy to Nigerian immigrant parents, has also spoken out on the topic of the Black Lives Matter protest movement in the United States, and how she has herself had to fight prejudice in Italy. "I don't want to show my weaknesses," she said. They were the ones she confided in after she had a poor game in the semi-final of the 2019 European Championships against Serbia. Instead, she keeps to her close friends on the national team – Myriam Sylla, Monica De Gennaro, and Ofelia Malinov. I don't feel pressure from the outside world because I put pressure on myself." "People tell me that this way I look like I give myself airs, but I don’t care if people judge me by the cover. "I am very careful when I have to choose someone to open up to," she said. "For the sake of the team, I need to try to smooth the edges of my character."Įgonu is introverted and says she alienates people easily. "If after a game I know I did everything I could, and someone who didn't says something inappropriate, I can explode. "Sometimes the fact I am so blunt and straightforward is a problem in my relationships with other people," she said in the interview. Having to leave home early and grow up in the pressurised environment of elite sport is reflected in Egonu's behaviour, which she admitted she has to learn to control.
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