Nadiya Nighat has been in the spotlight as Kashmir’s first female football coach. She found her true calling in football back in 2007
Nadiya, who draws inspiration from Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, has won 10 national and state-level awards in football and got trained to be a coach with the Jammu & Kashmir Football Association (JKFA). In 2015, she was also awarded the title of ‘Best Referee’ by the All India Football Association.
Currently she's affiliated with Real Kashmir Football Club as a Female Coach.
