The Wider Image: Nigerian teenage girls chase soccer dreams in

Players from the Model Queens Football Academy, Shehu Aisha Malami, 18, Salaudeen Ganiyah, 18, Abioye Rukayat, 19, Muhammed Maryam, 19, and Adenigba Aisha, 15, train before a tournament in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria, August 30, 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