The Omani football nerd who went from player to pundit

Rumaitha Al Busaidi is credited with being the first female football analyst in the Arab world, but she started as a footballer in the first national women's team of Oman. When their funding was cut, the team refused to give up and took to the radio where Rumaitha confronted callers who told her women didn't have a place in football. Determined to prove them wrong, she turned that experience into a career as a commentator and after a bet with her grandfather Rumaitha's persistence even led her to trek across the South Pole.Picture: Rumaitha Al Busaidi Credit: Courtesy of Rumaitha Al BusaidiPresenter: Datshiane Navanayagam Producer: Troy Holmes and Sarah KendalGet in touch: [email protected]