Gift Nyakno Monday (born 9 December 2001) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish Liga F club UD Tenerife and the Nigeria women's national team.
[2][3] In March 2021, Monday scored a brace to lift FC Robo to a 2–1 win over the undefeated Rivers Angels.
[4] Monday inspired Bayelsa Queens to winning the 2021–22 league title and also finished as the season's top scorer.
In 2019, she captained the national team to its first gold medal in 12 years at the African Games after defeating Cameroon 3–1 on penalties.
[7][8] In February 2021, Monday was named to the senior national team squad ahead of the 2021 Turkish Women's Cup.