Majidah Nantanda grew up with four brothers, believing as a child that she was a boy, too, with all the same rights and privileges. She spent long hours outside with her siblings, testing their skills in friendly soccer matches against the other boys in the neighborhood, but it was Majidah who stood out. She became so skillful on the pitch that her brothers would offer to help with her chores so that she could compete with them in the games.