Keegan's POV
"We're here Keegy." Alex says as I look over today's line up.
18-Jane Campbell
5-Kelley O'Hara
4-Sarah Gorden
12-Tierna Davidson
22-Casey Short
9-Kristie Mewis
3-Sam Mewis
10-Lindsey Horan
11-Mal Pugh
14-Keegan Ibishi (C)
15-Sophia Smith
"Alright." I say as the bus stops outsides of Toyota Stadium.
We're playing Nigeria Today in Dallas.
After the bus stops everyone gets off the bus then my soulmates and I buckle our kids into their three seater stroller that the staff has waiting for us. Once our kids are secure I push the stroller into the stadium and towards the locker room.
When I get to the locker room, Hope takes the stroller from me then I head to my locker and take off my necklaces and earrings before I start to change. I then change into my warm up hoodie, game shorts, my socks and my gold and blue boots.
After I'm dressed I head out to the pitch with the rest of the team. When I get on the pitch I run through my warm ups with the starters for a while then head back to the locker room.
Once in the locker room I change out of the training top and change into my White jersey.
After I'm dressed I slide the captains armband around my arm then I wait in my locker until Alex comes over and sits in-between my legs then I sing a song.
Once I finish singing we're told to head to the tunnel so everyone does their last minute things before we leave the locker room so Hope, Alex, and I make sure the people watching our babies then the starters and I head to the tunnel to get in line for the pre match shit. When we get to the tunnel I head to the front of our line then stand there until we're led onto the pitch.
Once on the pitch we get in line for the anthems.
The Nigerian anthem is played first then once it's the American anthem's turn to play I get down on one knee.
After our anthem ends I stand up we shake hands with the Nigerians and the refs, take a starting XI photo, then I do the coin toss with Asisat Oshoala.
After the coin toss I head back to the bench so we can do a team huddle.
After the team huddle is done I head to the center circle and when I get there I stand on the center spot for five seconds.
After the five seconds are up I bow to the North stand, turn, bow to the East stand, turn, bow to the South stand, turn, then bow to the West stand which completes my pregame ritual.
Once my ritual is complete I walk to my position moments before Nigeria kick off the game.
In the third minute of the game we get a free kick so Sam takes it quickly and plays it down the left side to me. As I run onto the ball a Nigerian defender brings me down which earns us a free kick.
"You okay?" Lindsey asks as she helps me up.
"I'm fine." I say as I get to my feet.
When I get to my feet I see the Nigeria defender getting a yellow card then I grab the ball, set up for the free kick, and wait for the ref's whistle.
The moment the ref blow's her whistle I do my run up then I put my foot through the ball in such a way that, in theory, it bends around the two man wall and stays low.
After the ball leaves my foot I watch as it does exactly as planned. It bends around the two man wall, stays low, and dips under everybody's legs then it hits the back of the net putting us 1-0.
"YEAH KEEGS." Kelley shouts as she and the rest of the team run to me.
When Kelley gets to me she hugs me at the same time I feel someone jump on my back then the rest of the team hug me.
After I've hugged everyone I head back up field
Once I'm onside the Nigerian's restart the game.
Throughout the rest of the first half we dominate possession and we pepper the Nigerian goal with shots, but the Nigerian Keeper keeps everything out of the goal so when the ref blows for halftime we're still 1-0 up.
During halftime I chill in my locker while drinking water.
After halftime ends we head out onto the pitch, wait a minute, then I restart the game.
The first 40 or so minutes of the second half go by pretty quickly with both teams playing end to end football.
In the 85th minute Casey receives a pass from Sarah on the left flank then she runs upfield with the ball. When Casey gets into a good position she crosses the ball into the box, but the cross gets deflected. After the deflection, the ball falls in front of me so I wait for it to get to perfect height then I blast the ball into the back of the net, putting us up 2-0.
Once the ball hits the net I'm engulfed in a hug by everyone then we head back upfield to let the Nigerian's restart the game.
A couple minutes later the ref blows her whistle meaning we've won.
Once the whistle blows I switch shirts with Asisat Oshoala then I sit down on the cool grass and relax.
"MAMA." I hear the triplets yell.
I look towards where the yell came from and see Kida, Korra, and Luka running towards me.
"Hi Babies." I say with a smile.
A few seconds later my kids get to me then they crash into me, sending all of us to the ground.
"Hi Mama." Kida says.
"Kisses Mama." Luka says then he and his sisters pepper my face with kisses.
"That's nice." I say with a dopey smile.
"Hey." My wives say. "What about us."
The kids look at Hope and Alex then they look at me.
"Get them." I say.
Kida, Korra, and Luka quickly get off of me then the four of us run over to my wives, bring them to the ground, and smother them in kisses.
"Better?" I ask as the kids smother their mother's in kisses.
"Yeah." Hope says as Alex nods. "Much Better."
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FanfictionKeegan has been through way too much in her 30 years of life. She's been through a war, moving from a war torn country to America, playing football in a foreign country, and she's been trying to find her soulmates, all while trying to raise her youn...
