‘I want her to play a part in my life’ – Linda Djougang reunited with her mother for first time in 18 years after travelling back to Cameroon
Ireland prop Linda Djougang hopes her mother will see her play before this Six Nations campaign is over
Energia ambassador Linda Djougang was speaking as part of Energia’s #HalfAFan campaign
There was always one recurring wish for Linda Djougang each time she wrote down her aims at the start of every year: to finally make the journey to Cameroon to see her mother again. Djougang was nine when she parted from her mum and left the coastal city of Douala in August 2005 to travel to Dublin to live with her father in Rush.
Different continent, different language, different culture, but Djougang learned to acclimatise. Years later, she qualified as a nurse and excelled as an international prop and is part of the debut class of female rugby players on IRFU contracts. Returning to Cameroon, however, was something she was never able to tick off her list. Until last July.
