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Female footballers north Nigeria defy barriers with passion and resilience
Team members at the Model Queens Football Academy - Sheu Aisha Malami, 18, Salaudeen Ganiyah, 18, Muhammed Maryam, 17, Joseph Hanna, 18, Bashirat Omotosho, 19, and Lawal Hikmat, 18 - pose for a photo at a Kwara State stadium for the youth tournament final match with Kwara Ladies FC in Ilorin, Nigeria. [Sodiq Adelakun/Reuters]
Female footballers north Nigeria defy barriers with passion and resilience
Team members of the Model Queens Football Academy train before a tournament in Ilorin, Kwara State , Nigeria. [Sodiq Adelakun/Reuters]
Female footballers north Nigeria defy barriers with passion and resilience
A drone view of the Ilorin central mosque in Oja-Oba, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. [Sodiq Adelakun/Reuters]
Female footballers north Nigeria defy barriers with passion and resilience
Model Queens players prepare for a youth tournament final match. [Sodiq Adelakun/Reuters]
Female footballers north Nigeria defy barriers with passion and resilience
Maryam Muhammed, 17, watches a football match of one of her favourite players, Sergio Busquets, at her home in Ilorin. [Sodiq Adelakun/Reuters]
Female footballers north Nigeria defy barriers with passion and resilience
Bashirat Omotosho, 19, assists her mother, Titilayo Omotosho, with "puff-puff", a fried dough snack they will sell, in Ilorin. [Sodiq Adelakun/Reuters]
Female footballers north Nigeria defy barriers with passion and resilience
Salaudeen Ganiyah, 18, Bashirat Omotosho, 19, and Adeoti Elizabeth, 18, team members of Model Queens, warm up before the final match of the youth tournament with Kwara Ladies FC in Ilorin. [Sodiq Adelakun/Reuters]
Female footballers north Nigeria defy barriers with passion and resilience
Maryam prepares to kick a ball during a training session. [Sodiq Adelakun/Reuters]
Female footballers north Nigeria defy barriers with passion and resilience
Maryam exercises at home. [Sodiq Adelakun/Reuters]
Female footballers north Nigeria defy barriers with passion and resilience
Bashirat and Maryam practise before the final match. [Sodiq Adelakun/Reuters]
Female footballers north Nigeria defy barriers with passion and resilience
Maryam washes her uniform a day before the match. [Sodiq Adelakun/Reuters]
Female footballers north Nigeria defy barriers with passion and resilience
Kehinde Muhammed looks at the medal of her daughter Maryam after a tournament. Maryam's mother, Kehinde Muhammed, has faced criticism for allowing her daughter to play. "So many people discouraged me," she said. "But I respect my children’s decisions." [Sodiq Adelakun/Reuters]
Female footballers north Nigeria defy barriers with passion and resilience
Bashirat watches as her team members play at an open pitch. She was not playing in the match due to illness. [Sodiq Adelakun/Reuters]
Female footballers north Nigeria defy barriers with passion and resilience
Shehu Aisha Malami, 16, and Maryam arrive at the Kwara State stadium for the final match. [Sodiq Adelakun/Reuters]
Female footballers north Nigeria defy barriers with passion and resilience
Model Queens team members catch up with Abdulwahab Kaosarat, 21, a former player, as she carries her baby on her back, after a training session in Ilorin. [Sodiq Adelakun/Reuters]
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Video Duration 25 minutes 17 seconds 25:17
Video Duration 25 minutes 17 seconds 25:17
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