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NxGn 2020: Meet Gift Monday - The Nigerian wonderkid who draws inspiration from Oshoala

The teenage sensation is aiming to walk in the footsteps of her role model after being named in the inaugural women’s NxGn top 10

Having started on the same streets as Nigerian greats such as Mercy Akide-Udoh, Perpetual Nkwocha and Asisat Oshoala, there's no denying Gift Monday has plenty of role models to look up to.

Captaining Nigeria to African Games glory for the first time in 12 years and scoring the first goal of the tournament before her senior debut last September, Nigeria seemingly unearthed another hot prospect.

Monday enjoyed a fine spell at now-defunct COD United Ladies, scoring 18 goals during her two-season stint, including in the final to win the 2016 Lagos FA Women's Cup before joining FC Robo in 2017.