Maha, who is also the AFC Women’s Football Committee member, started her football career in the Physical Education Institute in Syria, where like many young girls, faced several obstacles in society.

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Chan, a full-time teacher in Shun Lee Catholic Secondary School, started her football journey as a young girl when she was selected to represent Hong Kong and became the captain of the Hong Kong women’s football team in the 1980s.

After working as head coach in the Hong Kong women’s team for five years, Chan redirected her attention to youth football development and started to coach the Citizen Women’s youth team from 2014.