Mercy Joy Akide Udoh ( née Akide ; amuru ya na 26 Ọgọst 1975) bu onye egwu bọọlụ Naijiria n'oge gara aga . Mercy malitere ịgba bọọlụ mgbe ọ dị afọ ise ya na nwanne ya nwoke nke tọrọ Seleipiri na nwanne ya nwoke nke tọrọ Ipali n'ubi aja nke Bundu Waterside, nọ nso ụlọ mkpọrọ Port Harcourt na Port Harcourt . Achọpụtara ọsọ ya site na nwata, mgbe ọ dị afọ 12, na Holy Rosary Secondary School dị na Port Harcourt, o sonyere e n'ọsọ ndị dị anya, na-agba ọsọ 400m, 800m na 1500m megide ndị asọmpi ochie. Ọ bụkwa onye mmeri egwuregwu bọọlụ mpaghara, mana bọọlụ bụ egwuregwu ebe ọ pụtara n'ezie. Mercy nwetara aha otutu "Ske", nke n'asụsụ obodo pụtara "akpụkpọ anụ", mgbe ọ na-egwu egwu megide ụmụ nwoke na Mile 1 na Port Harcourt. N'ime ọtụtụ ndị na-enwe mmasị n'ebe ọ nọ n'oge ahụ bụ otu nwatakịrị a na-akpọ Chidi Odiah, bụ onye na-agba bọọlụ Nigeria ugbu na otu egwuregwu bọọlụ CSKA Moscow .