Six countries in three continents – you really must look for somebody, who may imitate that. Victoria Farley from Nigeria is a real globetrotter in handball. The today 33-year-old has been among the very top players in the world. She played at world championships  in Denmark . The expert for two-legged jump shots and all-out defence work has been standing her ground in the though business of professional handball over 15 years now crossing many borders. This speaks well for her flexibility and tenacity. And maybe her international career, which came to an end after approximately  international matches with the Nigerian squad in 1989, is not yet all over. "I really want to help my home country", "Vicky" intimated in the interview. She added she could imagine a job in sports management, sports policy but as well a comeback on the court. 

Although seldom has she been in her home country over the last 15 years, she is still a full-blooded Nigerian by citizenship as well as at heart. She is particularly fond of the promotion of young sportswomen in the West African state: "Women are really strong, they possess a strong will to win and in terms of handball they are fast and agile but they hardly get a chance." She explained handball was at the top as concerns women's sports but funds were targeted at men's football. When I played with Grasshoppers Imo in the early 80's at least than multiple national league winner, there was hardly any money to buy good uniforms, balls or to stage a training camp. We had to do quite a lot ad-libbing African women in fact are skilled in", Victoria Farley remembered the start of her career. That is why Victoria Farley,  is the Africa's first professional female handball player, should like to act as an agent and to assist in placing young talented Nigerians in Europe, since she has ample experience and contacts in plenty to call her own.

Growing up in Eastern Aba she had been among Nigeria's best athletes in her teens showing special abilities in sprint and high jump, that is an excellent preparation for a career in handball. At the age of 15 Victoria made a trial training at Grasshoppers and winded up in handball. Two years ahead she made her first international match, another year ahead she signed her first professional contract with Zaoui Meuble in Tunisia. " A good opportunity to further progress" she is looking back to her days in Sousse.

Next came five years at Colorado Springs Stars in the United States – a wonderful time for the then 23-year old Nigerian in terms of human relations. She met her later husband there, gave birth to son Darrius and completed a professional job training as hotel manager. Nevertheless,  in terms of sports, she was far away from fulfilling her deams. She admitted she has to play more basketball than handball and that the level was not that high – in short she was stagnating.

And that is why she felt really happy to get the offer from Germany in 1997 although her husband stayed home in the United States. After having spent some time with Buxtehuder SV she went on to Austria where Gunnar Prokop, manager of renowned Hypo Südstadt had long been in contact with the technically experienced handball player. She told there had even been talk of her Austrian naturalization to call her up to the Austrian national team. The Nigerian started dreaming of the 2000 Olympics.