Ajibade Foundation, Gift Monday Support Soccer Queens Awards

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

The Rasheedat Ajibade Foundation has thrown its weight behind the 2025 Soccer Queens Awards with a cash donation to support the initiative.

The Paris Saint-Germain forward, through her foundation, made the contribution as part of efforts to celebrate excellence in women’s football. The event is scheduled to take place in Benin City on Saturday, November 15, 2025.

In a similar gesture, Ajibade’s Super Falcons and PSG teammate, Gift Monday, also made a cash donation to support the awards.

Now in its third edition, the Soccer Queens Awards aim to recognize and reward outstanding players and coaches in the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL). The honours cover all three tiers of the league — Premiership, Championship, and Nationwide.

The organisers of the awards asserted that more financial supports are expected ahead of the program on Saturday.

Outstanding goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, attackers, and coaches will be honored at the awards.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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