Across the country football fans cheered on the Lionesses to their 2022 Euro victory, a win which inspired everyone to chase their dreams. None more so than Niamh Howell who at just 10-years-old wants to become a pro footballer and play in the Paralympics.
Sheffield United supporter Niamh struggled to do anything physical after her diagnosis of optic nerve hypoplasia at three months old. She only has vision of up to 20cm ahead in her right eye with no vision at all in her left.
When Manchester City striker Chloe Kelly scored her extra time goal for England in the European Championship finals against Germany in July 2022, Niamh realised that girls could “achieve anything”. She now trains to play blind football once a week in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
