I am Gift Nyakno Monday. I am a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Nigeria national team.

In January 2021, I was named the league's Player of the Month for the second consecutive month. In March 2021, I scored a brace to lift FC Robo to a 2–1 win over the undefeated Rivers Angels. I inspired Bayelsa Queens to winning the 2021–22 league title and also finished as the season's top scorer.

In January 2021, I was named the league's Player of the Month for the second consecutive month. In March 2021, I scored a brace to lift FC Robo to a 2–1 win over the undefeated Rivers Angels. I inspired Bayelsa Queens to winning the 2021–22 league title and also finished as the season's top scorer.

I competed at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France. In 2019, I captained the national team to its first gold medal in 12 years at the African Games after defeating Cameroon 3–1 on penalties. In February 2021, I was named to the senior national team squad ahead of the 2021 Turkish Women's Cup. I was part of the team that won the championship and was the first African team to do so. I scored the eighth goal in the team's 9–0 win over Equatorial Guinea.

On 16 June 2023, I was included in the 23-player Nigerian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023. Later, I was called up to the Nigeria squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics as an alternate player.