Team members of the Model Queens Football Academy, Muhammed Maryam, 17, Olayinka Barakah, 18, Olohunisola Bashirat, 19, Lawal Hikmat, 18, Sheu Aisha, 18, Salaudeen Ganiyat, 18, and Tinuoye Oreoluwa, 20, 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