Maryam Muhammed, 17, a team member at the Model Queens Football Academy, bows her head at an afternoon prayer at a mosque near her home 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