Gift Monday's bio: Age, Instagram, nationality, current team, salary, net worth

Gift Monday's bio: Age, Instagram, nationality, current team, salary, net worth

Kevin Omuya
updated at September 4, 2023 at 1:29 AM

Gift Monday is a striker for UDG Tenerife of the Spanish Liga F and the Nigeria women's national team. There is widespread agreement that she is among the world's top defenders. She has been a football star since she was a kid, thanks to her keen eye for the field. Gift Monday is notorious for her innovative and aggressive play.

Gift Monday’s age
Gift of Nigeria poses for a portrait with the Adidas Oceaunz Women's World Cup 2023 match ball during the official FIFA Women's World Cup on July 16, 2023, in Brisbane, Australia. Photo by Chris Hyde
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Monday Gift Nyakno is a Nigerian professional footballer. She is from Akwa-Ibom in Nigeria and currently plays for both the Super Falcons and Spanish Liga F club UDG Tenerife in the forward position.

Profile summary

Title

Details

Full name

Gift Monday Nyakno

Gender

Female

Age

21 years old as of August 2023

Date of birth

December 9, 2001

Place of birth

Akwa, Ibom, Nigeria

Nationality

Nigerian

Height

1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)

Weight

57 kg (126 lbs)

Religion

Christianity

Marital status

Single

Net worth

$5 million

Social media

Instagram, Twitter

Gift Monday’s biography

Monday Gift Nyakno is a Nigerian professional footballer. She is from Akwa-Ibom in Nigeria and currently plays for both the Super Falcons and Spanish Liga F club UDG Tenerife in the forward position.

Gift Monday’s age

Gift Monday, the talented striker, was born on December 9, 2001. She is 21 years as of August 2023.

Gift Monday’s height and weight

She stands at a height of 1.65m (5'5"). She has an athletic body and weighs 57kg (126lbs)

International career

France hosted the opening match of the 2018 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup on Monday. She captained her country to its first gold medal in 12 years at the 2019 African Games, a victory over Cameroon, won 3-1 on penalties. In February of 2021, right before that year's Turkish Women's Cup, Monday was promoted to the senior national team.

She was a member of the historic African winning team. Her ninth goal helped her squad to a 9-0 victory over Equatorial Guinea. On June 16, 2023, she was named to Nigeria's final roster of 23 players for the next FIFA Women's World Cup.

How much does Gift Monday earn?

Gift Monday’s salary
United States forward Christen Press (23) battles with Nigeria on Gift Monday (2) in action during a Summer Series friendly international match on June 16, 2021, at Q2 Stadium in Austin, TX. Photo: Robin Alam
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Gift has accomplished a lot in her minor career. This young player has a long way to go, but as an integral part of FC Robo, she currently pulls in a salary of over $12,000. That comes to nearly $1,000 monthly.

Gift Monday's club career

Gift Monday’s career
Gift Monday of Nigeria during the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup France 2018 group D match between Haiti and Nigeria on August 9, 2018, in Saint-Malo, France. Photo: Catherine Ivill
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For the second time in January 2021, the league has named Monday its Player of the Month. In March 2021, Monday scored twice to lead FC Robo to a 2-1 victory over the previously undefeated Rivers Angels. In 2021-22, Gift Monday was a significant reason Bayelsa Queens won the league title and the top scorer.

The star earned the league's Player of the Month award in January 2021, marking the second straight month in which she was honoured for her outstanding efforts. She also helped lead that team to the 2021-22 league title and was the league's leading scorer that year. In addition to her success at home, Gift Monday has also represented the United States abroad.

In 2018, she led the Nigerian U-20 women's national team to victory in France's FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. In 2019, she led Nigeria to its first gold medal in 12 years at the African Games. After a dramatic encounter that ended 3-1 on penalties, she became an essential character in Nigerian football history with this victory over Cameroon.

She continued her incredible path by being called to the senior national team in February 2021, just before the 2021 Turkish Women's Cup. She helped Nigeria win the tournament and become the first African team. Her prominence in Nigerian women's football is growing due to her consistently strong play, and she is included in Nigeria's 23-player roster for FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.

Gift Monday’s current team

Robo Queen FC's Gift Monday has signed with UD Granadilla Tenerife. The striker for the Super Falcons joined the likes of Asisat Oshoala, Rasheedat Ajibade, and Rita Chikwelu in making the switch to Spain.

After Roosa Funmilayo Ariyo, a Nigerian born in Finland, Gift Monday, a member of the Super Falcons team at the Women African Cup of Nations held in Morocco, joined the Tenerife roster. The 21 years old signed a three-year contract until June 2025.

Gift Monday’s salary

Gift Monday’s salary
Nigeria forward Gift Monday (2) celebrates with fans after game action during a Summer Series friendly international match on June 16, 2021, at Q2 Stadium in Austin, TX. Photo: Robin Alam
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In 2023, Gift Monday will earn a salary of $1 million. Her annual pay is $12,000.

Gift Monday’s net worth

Her net worth in 2023 is $5 million. She generates most of her income from sports.

Is Gift Monday married?

Young and talented on the football field, Gift Monday is single and has no boyfriend or husband. The youngster's focus is only on becoming the finest player in the world, and she has chosen to put relationships on the back burner.

Gift Monday's achievements

Gift Monday’s career
Gift Monday, Rasheedat Ajibade and Tochukwu Oluehi of Nigeria celebrate after winning the FIFA Women's World Cup match on July 27, 2023, in Brisbane, Australia. Photo: Justin Setterfield
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  • NWFL Premiership Player of the Month: December 2020, January 2021.
  • NWFL Premiership Player of the Season in 2022
  • Turkish Women's Cup in 2021

Social media presence

She posts about her life on and off football on her social media pages. Monday's Instagram page has a following of slightly over 16k fans and over 9k fans on Twitter as of 10 August 2023.

Gift Monday is a Nigerian footballer who has achieved tremendous success and fame. The rising star, inspired by her inclusion in the first women's NxGn top 10, hopes to emulate her idol's success.

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Kevin Omuya is a Content Writer with 4 years of experience who joined Sports Brief in 2022. In 2019 he held a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism & Digital Media from KCA University.
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