Bermuda will be competing in the Women's Football event for the first time in ten years when they step onto the field at the 2023 Island Games in Guernsey.
The Island won the women's football back in 2013, beating Greenland in the final on penalties.
However, in every women's football event that Bermuda have entered, they have come away with a medal.
Two Bronze Medal finishes in 2005 and 2007 before their 2013 Gold Medal means the Bermudians have a very respectable record at the Island Games when it comes to Women's Football, something that they will be looking to continue this year in Guernsey.
Bermuda captain and midfielder Eva Frazzoni will be playing in her first Island Games Women's Football event in July.
In an interview with VAVEL, Frazzoni expressed they want to win the women's event, whilst also giving opportunities to those who have not played as much for Bermuda.
"It's been a while since we actually competed in the Island Games, it's been about 10 years. I wasn't a part of the national team for football at that time.
"We're buzzing for it because last time we were in it we won it.
"For a lot of us, we have been around quite a while. We know the expectation and preparation needed. There's pressure on it. A lot of older women who were a part of it are expecting the same turnout. Our goal is to win."
"The schedule is heavy. It's a great opportunity for a lot of girls who haven't got a lot of minutes.
"There are girls who have never played for their country. There is always that first time.
"It definitely gives us an edge that we have played together on the international level.
"But football is whoever shows up. It doesn't really matter what has happened in the past.
Frazzoni has captained her side in the World Cup qualifiers, and she will be leading out her team in Guernsey for the 2023 Island Games.
"Captaining your country, that's the peak of my career.
"It is really hard to explain. I can't put words to paper on what it means.
"These girls make it easy, it's an honor.
"It's a different role and there is a different pressure to it. It means everything."
Before playing in senior football, Frazzoni played tennis after putting a temporary end to playing football.
Similarly to her football career, she played on an international level when playing tennis, but swapped back to football a few years later.
"So I actually focused when I was younger on tennis," she said.
"I used to play football when I was really young, but then I focused on tennis and I didn't play football at all.
I only started playing football because a friend wanted me to join a club.
"I was competing a lot at the time for tennis internationally. Doing internationals for tennis and football and school was a lot, so I had to choose.
"It's been a couple of years now where I have thought exactly what it was when I was younger why I chose football, I think it was the camaraderie of it.
"Bermuda is small, tennis was small at the time, and with football, it was just a bunch of girls having fun."
She told VAVEL that whilst there has been progress, there is still a long way to go in Bermuda when it comes to the growth of the women's game.
"We've still got lots to catch up. However, we did start a women's league last year for the first time.
"But we have a lot to go. But hopefully what we can do on the international level can keep encouraging young females here and keep growing it.
"We aren't at the level that I want it to be at but it's definitely a beginning. A lot more positive than it was in 2017.
"There are a lot more external conversations going on, but we are growing. It has definitely become a domino effect in the best way."
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