Nigeria, Dec. 11 -- The Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) is still fighting for visibility, respect, and investment, but on Matchday 3 in Ado-Ekiti, all the progress took a painful step backward.

What should have been a routine league fixture between Ekiti Queens and Edo Queens descended into violence and fear, leaving match officials running for their lives after a late Edo Queens winner sent the home fans into a rage.

Edo Queens forward Atume Doosuur, one of the league's standout attackers this season, delivered the decisive blow in the 65th minute; a precise, well-timed header that completely wrong-footed the Ekiti Queens goalkeeper. It was Doosuur's second goal of the campaign, and it sealed a gritty 1-0 away win for the Benin-ba...