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Gift Monday: Super Falcons of Nigeria star crowned Player of the Month in Spain

Super Falcons of Nigeria star Gift Monday has been crowned Player of the Month for February in Spain.
Super Falcons of Nigeria star Gift Monday has been crowned Player of the Month for February in Spain.
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The Super Falcons forward Gift Monday has been voted the Liga F Player of the Month for the month of February in Spain.

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The league board declared in a statement on Monday that the player from UD Tenerife had won the honor.

Monday Gift wins Player of the Month in Spain

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Monday took home the monthly trophy before Caroline Hansen of Barcelona Femeni, Alba Redondo of Real Madrid, Ainhoa Marin of Deportivo Abanca, Ane Azkona of Athletic Club, Ari Mingueza of Granada, and Elba Verges of Eibar.

A few days after scoring another important goal in a 2-0 victory over Sevilla, she scored the game-winning goal in the closing seconds of the team's 2-1 triumph over Valencia on February 9.

During the reviewed period, Monday scored two goals in three games for UD Tenerife.

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With ten goals, the 23-year-old is the league's third-leading goal scorer.

Tenerife now sits in seventh place with 31 points, six points behind a European spot, thanks to her efforts.

This season, Monday is the third Nigerian to win the Spanish League's monthly prize.

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In September 2024, Rasheedat Ajibade was crowned the league's best player.

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