Early Life
Iyanda attended Herbert Macaulay School in Lagos, Nigeria, and then went to the University of Ibadan, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography.
Fresh out of university Funmi explored her deep passion for sports, entering the world of sports journalism. One of the few Nigerian female sports journalists, she covered the 1999 female Football World Cup, the All Africa Games in Zimbabwe, as well as the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games in Sydney and Athens.
She was an active member of the Nigerian Football Association between 1995 and 2003.
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