Model Queens Football Academy team players Bashirat Omotosho, 19, and Maryam Muhammed, 17, practice before the Youth Tournament final match with Kwara Ladies FC in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria, August 29, 2025. In central Nigeria’s Muslim-majority state of Kwara, where religious traditions shape daily life, a group of girls are challenging cultural norms by playing soccer. REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun