[ZOOM-IN DTM] In Conversation, With Chidiebere Ezeani
2023.02.03
Chidiebere Ezeani – 7th Batch, Nigeria
Chidiebere was selected as one of the 5000 international volunteers for the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup, as a team leader in Spectators Services at the Al-Bayt Stadium. She said that interacting with football fans around the world and being able to use all her working experience to help FIFA deliver a great event had been one-of-a-kind experiences.
“As Nigeria prepares to host the 2024 African University Games, the decision to volunteer at the World Cup was made in an effort to better understand the internal tasks of organizing a huge volunteer structure for a major tournament.” she conveyed the message.
While Chidiebere was working, she met her classmate Maria Delgado who was with the Mexico national team, and 8th Batch Gitika Talukdar who was there as a sports photographer. Childiebere felt so great meeting them because Childiebere and Gitika had previously met at the FIFA women’s World Cup in France 2019 and went through the DTM program together which fostered their relationship.
While she was working around the sports events, she realized how important it was to take a part in the DTM program. She had to utilize a lot of the things that she was taught. She pointed out the word ‘self-confidence’ in ability as the DTM program instilled a huge difference in her.