Football Ferns defender Nicole Stratford wears the silver fern on her chest both as an athlete and in her day job as a police officer.

Find out more about her dual life in the below profile, produced by the NZ Olympic Team.

Nicole is part of the Football Ferns squad for the Algarve Cup, which begins for New Zealand with a match against Belgium this Thursday morning at 7am (NZ time).

For more information on the Algarve Cup and the Football Ferns please click here 
 

Article added: Monday 02 March 2020