In the 15.12 edition of GoDuke The Magazine, David Shumate sits down with former Duke soccer star Toni Payne to discuss her journey to the Olympics and her experience representing Nigeria on the global stage, including insights into her transition from Duke to international acclaim. Payne and Nigeria begin their Olympic quest against Brazil in Women's Group C on July 25 at 1 p.m., with the match broadcast on Peacock/Telemundo.
David Shumate: Let’s start by discussing what the Olympics mean to you, because I know you’ve been involved with the Nigeria Women’s Soccer team for a while, and have been to the World Cup and everything that goes into that.