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Rocky from Favela Street on fostering community through football: ‘We’re not some savior, it has to be dope’

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You could say ‘the one with the contagious smile in soccer’ and people would know immediately who you’re referring to. Rocky Hehakaija (1984), one of the Nike Community Impact Fund recipients, is known for her love of soccer – or football as others might call it, being the first woman with her own character in the FIFA20 game, her partaking in (and winning!) Dutch game show ‘Wie is de mol?’ and the fact that she’s director and face of Favela Street.